I was recently accused of "doing it for the money." That sounds bad. Right off the bat, whether you know what I'm talking about or not, it sounds bad. The connotation of doing something just "for the money" is...
As moms, we feel that it's our job to raise well-behaved children. We go to the store, or anywhere for that matter, and hope that everyone recognizes the result of our excellent parenting skills.
But what happens when they throw...
It was the stories from my grandad. That he always told me sitting on his lap how his parents came over from Poland, and he was the first-generation American. And how his dad struggled with Tuberculosis and so, to...
Dear Sean,
I was pregnant with you when I watched the twin towers fall. Now, just a few months shy of your high school graduation, we are having conversations about a global pandemic. Your generation has seen troubling times in...
Hello, young friends!
Are you a Face Timer? Do you have Kids Messenger? How about your own phone? Wait, do you have one of those old-time phones that plug into a wall at your house? Guess what! If you use...
Sometimes, you fail miserably. You put forth all this effort and energy and finally psyche yourself up to go for it. Tell yourself you’re going to do it, you practice hard for it, you want to do it, you...
Y'all, I am overwhelmed. I am suddenly a full-time-stay-at-home-mom. I am suddenly a home school teacher. I am a wife who cooks and cleans. I am President of my own business, working full time while laying off 90 employees....
I will always teach my son to defend himself. With bullying being so prominent now, I have thought about this over and over. My son is by no means “the little guy,” yet he has still been put in...
I don’t know where you are in the midst of all of this, but I’m stuck in a weird place. I want things to go back to the way they were before, but I also realize I don’t even...
I found this entry in my diary from when my youngest at the time, was three, and we were in much need of getting rid of her paci.
"Today, we have been "paci-free" with Alise. I must admit, I've been...