Everyone talks about adults taking mental health days. It is particularly important that we are aware of our mental health and take time to nourish it. But what about our children? Children are free of adult responsibilities and look at life through a different lens than adults. Though this is true, children also can be […]
Lots of big things frighten me for my sons and their futures: bullying, the environment, the cost of college tuition, the threat of nuclear war. There are also some smaller things that frighten me about my sons growing up and becoming teenagers. One of them strikes every year around this time and is centered around […]
Dear Mom and Dad, I assume that it has been a long time since you have been in middle school, so let me tell you how it is going there nowadays. Thank goodness you did not enroll me in one of those schools with huge lockers! I have heard that bullies shove people in […]
A few weeks ago, I did one of the hardest things I have ever done as a mom, so far. I listened to my 11- year- old son cry on the phone and beg me to pick him up at the sleep-away camp we had sent him to, a camp he had reservations about attending […]
Dear Third Child, Please consider this an apology letter. I know it might sound odd, but I need to ask for your forgiveness on some things. It’s not you. It’s me. You are the culmination of our family, and I had no idea how I would change and evolve as a parent once you came […]
As a new mom who works in the cybersecurity field, it is literally my job to keep up with the latest security updates and potential harm that can happen when information falls into the wrong hands. While I do not expect my child to understand the ins and outs of the cyber world, I do […]
I love our elementary school. I’m so glad that I do because my family moved to this town a couple days before school began. Talk about crazy train! My children are rock stars at transitioning, though, and they jumped right into a brand new chapter. I was beside myself with nerves and on my knees […]
“Can you calm down and stop moving for just a few minutes?” That is a constant question in our house directed towards our eldest son. You see, our son was diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when he was in the third grade and requires medication to help him get through his days. It also helps […]
We took a family trip to Panama City Beach and it was wonderful! The city has worked in recent years to become a family-friendly destination, and it shows where we stayed at the Holiday Inn Resort and the nearby attractions. This month marks the twentieth anniversary of having my navel pierced at a convenience store […]
