I've mentioned this once or twice before- I have a lot of guilt- like if you had to quantify it I'd say it could easily be stored in five large suitcases. So of course my Mom's Guilt Trip: Why it's Okay for your Teen to Work this Summer is weighing heavily on me. See I essentially carry these suitcases around with me everywhere I go. And yes they are heavy and they are constantly with me in the … [Read more...]
This Mom’s Rules for Raising a Son: There are no Rules
I grew up in a house full of women. By the time I was twelve, and my mother finally gave birth to a son after having three daughters, I'd been surrounded by so much estrogen I wasn't even sure that there was room for any testosterone in my life. By the time I was 12 I also had a FRONT-ROW seat to the in-law drama that my mother lamented about on a daily basis. We lived around the corner from my … [Read more...]
If You Want to Stay Married Happily You Must Hate The Same People
I recently looked at my husband after we watched the intense drama, Captain Phillips, and asked him, " Why do we hate Tom Hanks?" That seems like a crazy question right? I mean the man has been in beloved films like Castaway and Big and even headlined the campy classic TV comedy Bosom Buddies. And yet- my husband and I both have this mutual understanding that we hate him. I'm not even sure how or … [Read more...]
Birthday Wishes For my Newly Minted 13 year old Boy!
How is it even conceivable that I am writing about Birthday Wishes For my Newly Minted 13 year old Boy? How is it possible that my little sandy haired blue eyed baby- is 13 years old today? And why am I feeling so melancholy about the whole affair? I mean, really I'm not- I don't think I'd trade his 13-year-old self for the; confident, funny, opinionated, strong and yes even at times silly boy who … [Read more...]
No one tells you that the hardest part of motherhood is when your kids grow up
I really believed when I was smack in the trenches of arguing with my husband about not wanting him to buy the no-frills diapers- since my kids ALWAYS leaked through them- that once the stage of them being completely dependent on me for their basic needs was done- I'd be in the homestretch. But No one tells you that the hardest part of motherhood is when your kids grow up. I thought those … [Read more...]
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