Tag: children
The Magic 3 Words
What three words would you want to leave to your children?
This past summer, I was chatting parenting skills with a cousin of mine. She...
The Good, The Bad, The New Year
Memories are a precious gem. I can remember almost everything. Growing up, my mother would claim I had selective memory, and to an extent,...
Working Mom Woes
Have you ever been so scared of change that you just choose not to do anything about it? That was me when it came...
The Times We Fail Them
My oldest still talks about the time I didn’t go on her field trip. And how that really let her down. How >>I<< had...
Diary of a Quarantined Mom
Due to our world's current situation, emotions and feelings have run hot and cold. I am enjoying this little reprieve from our usual busy...
Public Art 101
I love museums, art, music, basically all things cultural. I have been raised experiencing these things and knew it was important to expose my...
Raising Kids with Secured Identity
When you hear the word 'identity,' there is much that comes to mind. With my experience as a psychology major, a counselor by nature,...
Baking with Babies
So, I don't really mean babies. I mean baking with kids. My English teacher heart just loves alliteration. My baking-age kids right now are...
Consequences or Control
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...
A Place of Refuge
It was the stories from my grandad. That he always told me sitting on his lap how his parents came over from Poland, and...