We all do it.We live in the declarations of what our kids will not “never do,” before they actually arrive in our home. No television or sugar or fast food. Then one day you give in and buy a [...]
I didn’t own a car until I was 24 years old. When I finally got one, I thought I was pretty cool because it was a used ’87 Pulsar sports car with T-tops. (I think I paid $3,000 for it.) Then I [...]
Last night my kids came home to tell me about a friend whose parents had just bought them a brand new car. Then we all laughed really hard. Our family reality is that this kind of gift will not [...]
It all started about three months ago. The baby of the family started growing up. Backstory: my daughter’s body got ahead of her last year when she went from 5’ 2” at the start of the school year [...]
She was sitting in front of me at the mandatory annual parent meeting. Her teeth were obviously whitened by a dentist, not a hair out of place, makeup gorgeously applied, and looking like she’d [...]
I was tired and cranky on the ride home. My daughter was drowning out the high-pitched squeal of the air conditioner fan by turning up the radio volume to max. My son asked a question I couldn’t [...]
It kicks in at different ages for different kids. All of a sudden bodies change and hormones take over and our teens want the label of “boyfriend” or “girlfriend.” They’ve noticed that they [...]
Here we are just starting the year and I’m already slipping in my 2018 goals. Every year I attempt to plan, set goals, and change how I’ll approach the new year. Every year I don’t even make it [...]
I was standing in line for a cup of late afternoon coffee when the phone rang. It was my thirteen-year-old on the other end having a total meltdown. She had forgotten her homework at school and [...]
Among the biggest heartbreaks for me as a parent are the times when I can’t fix a hurt for my children. Like when their friends are leaving them out. I hate it when they’re left out. Naturally I [...]
I read an article recently interviewing a wife of three years about the biggest lessons she’s learning in marriage. She said that sometimes you have to carry each other, and how it seems to work [...]
Many years ago I resolved against setting New Year’s resolutions. Though I know not everyone feels the same, for me they seem like desperate declarations made at midnight while sitting on my [...]
