I came from a time when kids basically raised themselves because our parents were usually at work. I had a single mother so I was a latch key kid from way back. A latch key kid was one who wore the key to their house on a key ring. Mine was attached to the front […]
Parenting At Every Stage
The new school year has started here in Tennessee. Two of my kids are in middle school this time, while the other two are still kicking it at the elementary school. One thing I have learned in my thirteen years of being a mother is my role as Mom is constantly changing. Gone are the […]
A Parent’s Guide to Valentine’s Day
Holidays are so much bigger than they used to be. Take Valentines Day, for instance. The holiday of love. When I was a kid, my mother bought 20 generic valentines and wrote my name on each one. End of story. Done and Done. My job was to take them to school and give one to […]
My Summer: Parenting Kids Who Are Halfway To Adults
Sorry I haven’t been sharing much lately. The end of the school year is always a crazy-busy time. In the last two weeks of school, I had two class field trips, Muffins With Mom (a thing where you have muffins at the school because muffins at home would just be too simple), Field Day (which […]
Parenting Children Beyond Your Own Pain
I am the mother of four children. One girl and three boys. It occurred to me early on that since I didn’t have the example of a biological father growing up, I really had to think about what raising men meant. I became fascinated by the topic. My boys do have a loving and present […]
The Pros and Cons Of Adulting Post Children
Being an adult is strange. You oftentimes feel like a kid, trapped in a larger, more mature body. Most days you are required to adult. And to be adulty by doing adult things. It’s referred to as ADULTING. Most of the time when an adult is required, I find myself looking to see if there’s […]
