Mother’s Day is a day that must be celebrated because…for most of us, it’s the day of the most special woman in your life -whether it is your own mother or your wife or simply a good friend of yours, so celebrate it! It’s the day that all mothers love and rightfully so. And for me personally, [...]
Two years ago I moved into a house that has a garden that can be kindly described as uncared for. The weeds were waist high, and soon after we moved in, the weeds were so tangled behind the house that it became difficult to walk there. My stepson has described our yard as “sorta ghetto.”
In [...]
When our son was born, my then-husband and I had to figure out our roles as parents. Later when we separated and divorced we had to figure out our roles as sole parents. This transition happened when we were also trying to determine who we were as not-married people. Worse, we had to figure out [...]
Celebrations have always been important in my family. I’ve always believed they’re part of healthy child development and, no matter how humbled I’ve felt by other aspects of parenting, I’ve taken pride in our ability to create and sustain meaningful traditions.
The success we’ve had in this area hit home a few weeks ago when I [...]
My daughter refuses to eat vegetables. This is karma, working its way into our home. I had it too easy the first time around. My son, a voracious eater, had many different nicknames as a baby, often revolving around the massive hovering of food, of any type or texture. I began to think of [...]