Tag: parenting

I have raised three millennials, who are now well-adjusted, generally happy, and successful young adults, or so I'd like to think. And presently, I'm...

This blog post you are about to read is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. The other night as I...

Maybe Forest Gump is right, and life is like a box of chocolates. Each day we never know what we are going to get. This...

February is the month we talk about love and friendship. If there is one book that kind of "saved" my relationship with my husband...

When I dropped my ego, I found my place as a parent and realized what each of my kids needed from me.  I’m fascinated by...

In our family, we do every other weekend at Dad’s, and then we trade holidays. One year Thanksgiving with me and Christmas with him,...

We've all been there. Whether it's your mother or your mother-in-law, you are told, "We did things differently when we were parents." Unsolicited advice...

We've all had this moment. It's dinner time, and you call your child. You faintly hear a call back for "five more minutes." It...

With all that's canceled in 2020, I vowed to make Christmas a little extra this year. A lot extra you could say. And going...

My husband and I watched the first presidential debate a few weeks back. We then tuned in to the debate commentary until the wee...