Bullying and “Blubber”
At the age of four, my favorite pastime became reading. My mom said I went straight from the Berenstain Bears to Sherlock Holmes with few…
At the age of four, my favorite pastime became reading. My mom said I went straight from the Berenstain Bears to Sherlock Holmes with few…
Have you ever seen one of those movies where the good guys are running from the bad guys through the woods and the good guys…
As we got ready to go swimming yesterday, my husband’s eyes grew large when our oldest came downstairs in a two piece swimsuit. It’s more…
My 2-year-old daughter has been living in an elastic-waist pink skirt with balloons of lace at the sides, trimmed with silver beads and pink feathers….
I will not ever forget the time my precious, beautiful daughter came home from seventh grade as sad as can be. It took me hours…
I heard it from the other room. “Stop it NOW!” my son yelled at his brother. Lovely. Lately we’ve been having a few too many…
Yesterday found me placing rags and spray bottles of homemade cleansers in my older boys’ hands: A very limited, age-appropriate version of Bathroom Cleaning 101. Get this: They…
If your preschool or early elementary school kid’s got as much energy as mine this summer, you might wonder with me, Just how did anyone get you…
Recently I was chatting with the mother of a 4-year-old. This 4-year-old, according to others, has never heard the word “no.” Unusually bright, this child is…
As I pulled into my driveway the other day, I saw one of my neighbors heading for her backyard. I jumped out of the car…