Firstborn-son-love + Trip to NYC = UH-mazingness. I highly recommend one-on-one trips with your kids. Even if it is one night, down the street from your home. There is nothing replaceable about that special-special time with ONE kid. Even if you have only one son or daughter, the going away together part with all mom's attention ON, is priceless. It moves mountains in their hearts. Memories that Continue Reading
Pot & Porn
Raising teenagers in this century and this culture, we all have our different worries. I don’t worry if Luke might crack his head skateboarding. I don’t worry about straight A’s and getting into college. I don’t worry about a stellar high school resume. I don’t worry about our high school senior sitter (or anyone) driving him around. (His friends don’t drive yet.) I DO WORRY about Continue Reading
The Language of Summer
As we are now over the hump of summer, sliding sloooowly as possible toward the new school year, I hear myself saying the same phrases and sentences and requests to my children. Here are some things I say, and some you say. Some of them OVER and OVER and OVER again: 1). Close the door. The mosquitos are coming in. 2). Who let the dog outside? 3). Find your flip flops, everyone is Continue Reading
Let’s Not Drink the Parenting-A-Teenager-Is-Awful Kool-Aid
It’s the weekend before turning in Freshman Class Schedule for our son, Luke. Parent Orientation was a few days ago. My firstborn is going to HIGH SCHOOL. Crazy soon. How could that be??? I still remember everything about high school. More than I even want to remember. I can time travel back in an instant when I listen to my beloved 80’s music. I remember my first real kiss on the dance Continue Reading