Showing posts with label parenting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parenting. Show all posts
Monday, March 8, 2021

Cookie Cutter Parenting

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 When I first started out as a mother, my journals bear out my worries, that having a second or a third, would lead to not paying attention ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Hold Please...

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 Today, we learned, we're not alone.  Oh, we know that Covid keeps all of us six feet apart, but there is one universal thing that knits...
Friday, October 16, 2020

Ten Things To Do if Halloween is Forbidden

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 My county has banned trick-or-treating owing to Covid-19.  My house has always loved tripping out the home for Halloween and we've deci...
Sunday, February 3, 2019

Refer to the Refs

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Why does the sports industry do this to us?  After February 3rd and the Superbowl, we will enter what is known in our home as the Sports Vo...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

You Know It's Cold if...

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10) When your kids hold a contest between the outside and the inside with ice trays and the outside wins.  9) The outside temperature is low...
Monday, December 17, 2018

A fun piece over at the Register Today

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Today, I gave some of my family's favorite Christmas stories a little shout out over at the Register... Here's the link:  Six Christ...
Friday, November 30, 2018

Over at the Register today...

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This was a nice surprise.  Think I'm averaging about 50-50 at the moment.    Parenting is Not About Winning, but Winning them over.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Culinary Free Radical

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If consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, my brain is officially gremlin free. At least, it is with respect to all things in the kitc...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

It's Election Day and...

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My children are discussing how soon it's legitimate to put on the all Christmas carols radio station. While the 24-7 Christmas cheese pl...
Friday, August 10, 2018

The Worth of It

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How do you do it?  Anywhere someone discovers we have ten kids, the question comes up.  I understand.  It's unusual.  My flippant answer...
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Friday, July 20, 2018

At the Register Today

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This week, practice asking God, "What do you want me to do?" and stand back to hear Him speak.  Every once in a while I remember, ...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

At the Register

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After a long hiatus, (a week), I'm hitting the hey, I'm a writer who sometimes gets published trail again.   My latest is inspired b...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

At the Register Today...

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A little slice of humor for your day...and yes, the Talking Heads solo at Christmas really happened.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

My Job is Not What You Think it Is

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Last year, my youngest went to school. For the first time in twenty-three years, I beheld an empty house; no toddlers, no babies, no babies...
Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Sleep Regulations of Mom and Dad

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We your parents love you always.  Having said this, we've also discovered in the course of years of experimentation, we need this thing ...
Sunday, February 11, 2018

Survival Tips for Parents of Teens...

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The world has skads of magazines and blogs and tips on how to manage toddlers and babies, but teenagers...all you get is to learn all you sh...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Darth Mutter or Mom Shot First

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Somewhere between the ages of 3 and 18, children attempt to use Jedi mind tricks on their parents, certain those who birthed them want to ...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

On Point

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Today I took my kids to see the Nutcracker.  I remember seeing it almost yearly and almost yearly making a silent promise to myself that nex...
Friday, November 10, 2017

Today's piece over at the Register

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Hello everyone.  I'd love to tell you things are slowing down but they seem to be speeding up.  This week included filling out the FAFSA...
Tuesday, October 17, 2017

There's a Hole in My Wallet

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I love giving gift cards as presents.It's the slacker Mom in me, but as a slacker mom, it's better to give than to receive.When my ...