Tag: teens
When Can I Start Missing My College-Bound Son?
May 1st is an important day for a college-bound high school senior like my son. It's known as National College Decision Day - or...
Senior Year
My firstborn is graduating from high school this spring and is off to college. He has decided where he will spend the next four...
Tweens and Cell Phones: An Unavoidable Combination
Tweens and cell phones can give you added responsibilities and headaches, on their own or together. If my daughter read this, she would correct...
Some Days My Heart Aches
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...
Parents, Let’s Stop Publicly Shaming Our Teens!
As the sun creeps in and I scroll through my Facebook feed, I am startled to see another post publicly shaming a local teen....
Our Teens Need Us
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,...
No Go for HoCo
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...
10 Ways I Stay Close with My Kids
Even though I spend a lot of time fussing or giving my children reminders to do their homework or complete their chores, I try...
Keep Them Young…At Least For a Minute
When my son was in kindergarten at a local catholic school, a reading teacher of his stopped me in the hallway to let me...
My Son’s First Steps…on a College Campus
My son and my husband walked a few feet in front of me. As I watched my son walk, ironically, I stopped in my...