Me, (nervously texting husband Jim at his doctors office) “Ummmm. We are in Redbook this month. Don’t kill me.” A very long period of time goes by. I even gave him allowances in case he was resuscitating someone. My mind wandered that he was so mad he was on his way home and I may need resuscitating. […]
My Mistakes May Help Other Parents
Tragedies chip away at childhood. Yesterday I kept reading stories of children hearing about the Newtown tragedy incident from other children or teachers at school. These posts are from parents that wanted to shield their young children from this heartache. I know several parents posted, the day that the tragedy occurred, that they would not […]
Trusting Santa Clause
Another awkward family Christmas photo. What does it say about your kid if he doesn’t trust Santa? Peter is keeping his eyes on him. He looks as if he’s thinking this Clause character isn’t to be trusted. Is everyone sitting around on their couches snacking on Christmas cookies and enjoying this relaxing time of year? […]
The Newtown Tragedy and Trying to Explain to Our Boys
I keep going over what I am going to say to my boys about today’s tragedy in Newtown when they get home. I am raising three young men. When something like this happens it is nearly always a man who has done it and I cannot help it, I am human, and I think about […]
Friendships, Opinions and Social Media
It is so hard to voice political opinions when you are talking friendships. You want to respect one another. I have been very careful to not voice my opinion online. I was just over on my Facebook page and found so many people I respect and care about are complaining about the outcome of the […]