Technology is Not Evil … no matter what anyone tells you.
I’ve seen a lot of posts lately demonizing being on phones, iPads, laptops, etc. Technology is bad and it’s ripping you away from having Real Life Connections. We’ve got a guy getting “divorced” from...
View ArticleSome Days I Feel Like a Good Parent, but Not Today.
Every parent feels like they’re making mistakes and messing up. When we crawl into bed, we look over the day as we allow our thoughts to quiet. We can hear our voice when we barked something at one of...
View ArticleHymen Hysteria–Get Out of My Daughter’s Vagina
I’ve seen t-shirts that showcase an intimidating list of Ten Rules for Dating My Daughter: Get a job. Understand I don’t like you. I’m everywhere. You hurt her, I hurt you. Be home 30 minutes early....
View ArticleSo You Think I’m a Bad Mom for Not Playing with my Kids at the Pool
I heard you as you headed back to your blanket with your young daughter. Of course I did. You made sure to say it loud enough for me to hear. Because you were talking about me. “It’s a shame that some...
View Article19 Reasons I Love Parenting Teens
People are always fawning over babies. Oh, what a sweet, snuggly, little angel and I can’t wait for one of my friends to have a baby … I need my baby fix! But not me. I mean, don’t get me wrong, babies...
View ArticleWhy I Love It When My Kids Are Disrespectful
Sometimes kids get an attitude and talk back. Shocking, I know. Occasionally our children are a little too big for their britches and like to correct every minor detail and get very persnickety about...
View Article‘Twas the Night Before College
For the Boy. XOXO, Mom *You can click on the graphic below to go straight to the video of me reading this piece for Listen To Your Mother: Pittsburgh if you’d prefer to just watch. ‘Twas the Night...
View ArticleFive Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Drugs
Parenting is hard. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on things, your kids change ages and stages and you’re right back where you were at the beginning: overwhelmed, underprepared, trying to...
View ArticleExcuse Me, Teacher, We Need to Talk
The day before Winter Break, the Girl had a particularly upsetting encounter with her Social Studies teacher. I wrote about it on my Facebook page. Hubbinator and I had a 45-minute phone conversation...
View ArticleThe Last First Day: A Letter to My Firstborn as He Starts His Senior Year
My Dearest Boy, Senior year. Wow. I can hardly believe it’s here already. Or maybe it feels like it took forever. Or maybe both. It’s an exciting time full of promise for the future. The culmination...
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