Tag: growing up

My heart aches each time I receive an eye roll. My heart aches each time I am misunderstood and I hear clomping feet up the...

Let’s face it, we all want to feed our kids the nutrients they need to grow into healthy, strong, and resilient people. I don’t...

I miss the days when band-aids fixed all. When my kids were young, it seemed like a band-aid was the cure for everything that...

I took time off from blogging these past few months because I had so much on my plate and had to take a step...

Isn’t it funny how society has portrayed teens?  In movies and books, teens are often seen as aggressive, obnoxious, and downright hard to deal with,...

According to the Collins online dictionary, homecoming (aka HoCo) “is a day or weekend each year when former students of a particular school, college, or...

During my childhood, school was a safe haven. It was easy, and I knew exactly what to do to succeed. No surprise then that...

After the birth of my second daughter, I have often wondered about nature vs. nurture in how she behaves and how her personality has...

I grew up surrounded by a huge family. My father had a crazy large family on his mother’s side in Cairo. He even had...

You saw it coming. You imagined it. You felt it with nervous but somewhat euphoric anticipation. And instantly, it’s here, your child’s momentous first...