This post first appeared on Mona Andrei’s personal blog, Moxie-Dude – Life updates gone wrong. Or right. I’m undecided. Last night (or possibly last week, by the time I post this) was my youngest daughter’s convocation ceremony. Robes, tasseled hats, wide, youthful grins, and a sense of accomplishment. These, along with a flock of beaming …
Teenagers
Parenting is an interesting journey. No matter how many kids you have and their ages, you’ve got a lot of fun ahead of you. And a lot of responsibility. And a lot of exhaustion. Consider all of this before diving in to read what Leslie shares here about chauffeuring her youngest around town. She’s got some …
Vilma blogs regularly at That Girl is back! and this post was originally published there. I apologize to the Helicopter Mom Police but today I was one of those moms. I trailed behind my son, in my own car, as he drove to school. No need to gasp, it was his first solo expedition and he had …
Beth Blacker thought she did a good job as a mom, until… Read more from Beth on her blog. Kids…I don’t know what’s wrong with these kids today. – Bye Bye Birdie While these lyrics were written over 55 years ago, there’s no arguing they still hold true today…well, except us parents thinking we were …
If I’ve learned anything since my kids have become infested with foot-stomping, door-slamming hormones (said with much love), it’s that there’s one trick all parents must keep up their sleeve at all times: TENACITY. Stick to your guns and I can’t promise that you won’t feel like running away from home until your teens …