Tag: parenting

I was adopted as an infant. Many people might not know this because I don’t make a big deal about it. Being adopted is...

Mamas, it has been a year. Our world is in a pandemic, and our country is pretty damn fractured, as evidenced by our most...

Being a parent is unique and wonderful. It can also feel lonely and isolating. I never realized how hard it would be to build...

I have always had bad luck when it comes to tires. I'm usually an optimistic person. I look for rainbows and wear rose-colored glasses...

Not too long ago, shortly before his 12th birthday, my middle child asked to make a strawberry pie. Well, technically, he sent me a...

My husband and I co-parent our two girls from a previous marriage. They are 13 and 16 years old, and they have been living...

When you hear the word 'identity,' there is much that comes to mind. With my experience as a psychology major, a counselor by nature,...

I’ve been so stinkin’ sentimental about this guy turning 10. Parenting has been so much harder than I ever thought it would be—so much...