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The thing about parenting is that it has very little to no bearing on what’s going on with the parent – parenting is a process that continues, no matter what.  It doesn’t wait around – at least not longer than what it requires for you to have your “cookie and milk” moment.  How you chooseContinue reading “My daughter – MY (inadvertent) teacher!”

Ever had one of those moments at the end of a long hard day when you feel totally drained and “out of it”? A day when you’ve had a long work day that started at 5:30 a.m. and ended at 9:00 p.m., and then came home to get your child ready for school the next day?  AContinue reading “My Cookie and Milk Moment”

It is an age old problem that men and women continue to have.  Guy meets girl – they fall in love/lust; they get together; they have baby(ies)… they no longer get along…they hate each other, then they break up.  Regardless of the nature of the breakup, one thing is for sure, they must co-parent –Continue reading “Enough… Really?!”

It is so interesting that we have gotten to a place, as parents, where we can say with a straight face “I blame the TV…” The audacity of us to even utter those words… it is almost hilarious – no, not ALMOST, it IS hilarious and a tad embarrassing.  It would be a complete andContinue reading “How can I blame the TV when I control the remote?”

My daughter has been going through a lot of changes lately; changes which affect her in many different ways – emotionally and physically – growing pains and then some. Added to that, there is the pressure of being in a class with very unkind 8 year olds, who at such early ages/stages, have mastered the artContinue reading “Are bullies born or created?”

So the big Day was just here – the day when all the “loved” ones received expressions of love in many forms from their significant others.  It was also the day when loneliness, for many, was more pronounced than it ever was. A very close friend of mine shared an experience she had while waitingContinue reading “Romancing the “Single” mom!”

I have never met a mother who has not worried about her child (at some point or another) – NEVER.  In fact, the worry, based on my observation, intensifies the older the child gets. Mothers spend so much time on their knees praying/worrying about their children’s overall well-being: Will she/he do well in school? WillContinue reading “Worry, Pray AND Affirm!”

After reading a news item about a mother who was denied bail for throwing hot water on her 12 year old son, because he came home in soiled school clothes, I was flabbergasted, to say the least. What could cause a mother to do this to her own child?  Although this is something inconceivable, toContinue reading “It Takes A Village To Raise A Child; BUT….!”