I hate moving. I’m not the best with change, and I always panic that I will make a mistake and take something I don’t need, such as my collection of 90s work dresses that I just had to take with me to my new house 14 years ago. I was five months pregnant with my second child and had no plans to return to work at an office anytime soon. At other times I left behind things that I … [Read more...]
Reality Check
Lately I have taken to telling my 10-year-old that although it’s perfectly fine for him not to like to do something, such as homework or cleaning his room, he still has to do it. Well apparently I have to start taking my own advice because I am on my third warning from my daughter’s special education teacher about getting in the (dreaded) Parent Intake Form. … [Read more...]
Talking to Teens About Medicine Abuse
This blog post is sponsored by the CHPA's Stop Medicine Abuse educational program. I was compensated to attend the event but all opinions here are my own. When I was growing up, I always enjoyed chatting over the kitchen table with my parents. I liked that I could complain about school or confess my latest crush over a glass of iced tea and a cookie, while they spent time … [Read more...]
Living With the PIgs
The best parenting lesson I ever got came from my dad, long before I became a wife to one and a mom to three. In fact I was only five. Back then one of my favorite things to do was to go to Eisenhower Park with my family. No visit was complete until we visited the pigs at the park’s small petting zoo. Whenever my two younger sisters or I dared to get a little out of line, … [Read more...]
Family for Sale
After a very crazy few weeks which have included, but are not limited to, a husband who was injured and bled so much it looked like a crime scene, sick kids, doctor visits, dental issues, broken appliances, various children having meltdowns over homework and lost shoes (which would not be lost if people would only put them in the basket conveniently located at the front door … [Read more...]
