My cell phone rang and jarred me from my computer. I checked the time, I still had about 25 minutes to work before my kids started coming home from school. I looked at the phone and saw it was my 17-year-old son. Strange, he should be in class. Hoping that there was no problem, I quickly picked it up. “Mom, I got my math regents grade back.” With those few words, I … [Read more...]
Motherly Love
How do you know if you are doing a good job as a mom? What is a “good mother”? These are questions that not only can cause me to lose at least a few nights of sleep each month, they’re also the fodder of a host of magazines, websites and blogs that are targeted to those of us who answer to the name, mom. Is it better to stay home with your children or work outside the home? … [Read more...]