Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
Help! My Kid has Learning Disabilities!
Help! My Kid has Learning Disabilities! The first note home from our 7-year-old, Sam’s teacher made my stomach flip flop. I am old. For those of you who don’t know me, Sam is the first in our second “batch.” We have four biological children. Maggie is 24, John is 21, Luke is 19, and…
Read MoreThe Mom Car: Where Coolness and Life Collide
The Mom Car: Where Coolness and Life Collide Remember, remember the deep unquenchable need, the need for speed? Truthfully, there was only .000005% of the population of teenage girls that were granted that most coveted of wishes, a pink Camaro with vanity plates, secretly staged in the driveway. We imagined a big red bow, for…
Read MoreFaking Greatness: An Ode to Real Folks
photo cred Faking Greatness: An Ode to Real Folks As someone who barely graduated from high school, struggled against stigma and the elite, I am cheering from the stands at the collegiate scandal rocking the news waves. I will spare you the scoldings and shame on you’s. Most of us have heard it, spoke it,…
Read MoreHow to Save Christmas from Villains, Grinches, and Sub-par Parenting
How to Save Christmas from Villains, Grinches, and Subpar Parenting Prior to my second book’s printing, I received a call from my editor. The editorial team was in love with a new subtitle. It was a nod to my viral post An Open Letter to My Children: You’re Not that Great. I appreciate that post,…
Read MoreWhat to be When You Grow Up
What to be When You Grow Up Yesterday at our two youngest sons’ school, it was “Dress-Up As Who You Want to be When You Grow Up” day. Red Ribbon Week is killer. I had curated 10 outfits that coincide with the day’s apparel. Actually, I am pretty impressed with myself. Not only was I…
Read More26 Precious Scripture Nuggets to Memorize with your Child
26 Precious Scripture Nuggets to Memorize with your Child (2 -10) This is a list of 26 precious scriptures to memorize with your child or children ages 2 years to 10 years. Depending on your preference you can either do one a week and then start over or repeat the same one for two weeks. …
Read MoreAn Open Letter to My Children: #MeToo and #NeverYou
An Open Letter to My Children: #MeToo and #NeverYou As I joined the rally cry #MeToo… I dreaded all the ways I allowed creeps, losers, weirdos, and perverts – to somehow define me. Instead of rage of electric femininity or pride in everything I know to be true of me, I slunk away or laughed…
Read MoreBest Tips for Effective Parenting for Every Parent
October 1999, I thought I had the parenting thing down pat. I could have easily written tips on what I knew then about effective parenting for every parent. I would have been wrong. Mary Margaret, aka Maggie, Magpie, and the Magster was easy… even if we thought she was hard. I did, in fact,…
Read MoreGod the Father: Parents of Autistic Children are an Outstanding Example of a Loving Alpha Omega
I just watched a video about a mom and dad from the UK, parents of autistic twin sons. The eeriness and timing of this video had me covered in chills. I am in a funk. I am not feeling very creative. I am a little weepy… I am tired. As I attempted to pull myself…
Read MoreHow to Raise a Loser: A Step by Step Action Plan for Parents
In the midst of being a mom of seven, the revelations are exhausting, parents heed the warning. At 3:30 a.m. I received a text from a college-baby. Actually, four texts, one I may have slept through. College-Baby: I slipped and fell at work and landed on my butt. College-Baby: I can’t sleep it hurts so…
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