Summer 2018 is rolling out in a leisurely fashion. It started out at a run when we went straight to the beach the weekend…
We all mean well as parents. Well most of us. We mess up trying to overcompensate for the advantages we didn’t have as children.…
All-consuming, persistent, relentless, and unforgiving. Motherhood is 365 days per year of these and many more words, flattering and not. One day to recognize…
When you don’t feel you are worth it, like the effort to go to the doctor or make those changes to your diet or…
When my son was little, if I saw he was doing something that would hurt himself intentionally, I’d say, “Don’t hurt my friend”. I…
My daughter is just starting elementary school now in Pre-K. I am again besieged by notifications and permission slips galore just like back when…
As parents, we have a lot of damage control to manage. We expect that our children will be teased so we try to give…
You may not choose to run a marathon for yourself but you would for a cause you felt truly moved by. It feels the…
I really have no expertise when it comes to happy endings. Miserable endings I could script out perfectly for you though. So when it…