Mom 101
Accepting Financial Limitations When You Can’t Afford Extracurricular Activities
When you can’t afford extracurricular activities, it dredges up all kinds of feelings towards financial limitations.
Mother’s Little Helper… Getting Kids to Do Chores
Getting started getting kids to do chores by age 2 or 3 has more benefits than getting started when they’re teens. Here’s why and how…
5 Sweet First Day of School Traditions to Start with Your Family
Say goodbye to summer and hello to a new school year with these 5 heart-warming back to school traditions.
I Wish People Would Stop Telling Me to Make Myself a Priority
Of course I want to make myself a priority. It’s a nice idea. But when exactly does that fit into my ‘mom’ schedule?
4 Things a Widowed Parent Should Know About Dating Again
There aren’t many resources on how to begin dating as a widowed parent or what to say to your young kids on the subject. Here are my insights on this precarious subject.
I Need a Cheat Day in Parenting
It’s draining trying to live by the standards for an optimal life, constantly saying no to all the fun stuff. I need a parenting cheat day.
Should We Make Our Kids Say Sorry?
If we make our kids say sorry ‘in the moment,’ we are not teaching, we are forcing them and potentially entering a power-struggle.
Why Did She Stay? Why Did I Stay?
I thought I was strong. I thought I was smart. I know people are wondering why did she stay in an abusive marriage for over 20 years?
Why Is My Husband Always in a Bad Mood?
I put a name to the phenomenon of my husband always being in a bad mood. I call this “haunting the house.” It is usually an expression of passive aggressive control.