What Lady Gaga Taught Me About Innocence
Song lyrics are the bane of my life at the moment. I have already written about my angst over Katy Perry and her songs. Twice. In fact, the more pop songs enter my world, the more I’m becoming freaked...
View ArticleTaking Candy From A Baby…
So Halloween is now but a memory. All that remains is to take down the decorations and return the costumes that currently lie crumpled up on the floor. The ten pounds of candy inhabiting my pantry...
View ArticleHow Thin Is the Ham In Your Sandwich? (Or Cheese, If You’re Vegetarian)
Yesterday I dropped my kids off for their latest school milestone trip. They have gone to Yosemite for five days. Five days! We have all been preparing for the event for quite some time. There have...
View Article3 Things I Never Told You: A Letter To My Kids
Dear Boys, I see you every day. I talk to you every day. I tell you to get up, go to sleep, eat your greens. I tell you to sit down, clean your teeth and brush your hair. But there are some things I've...
View Article10 Questions I’ll Bet Justin Bieber’s Mom Never Had To Ask
But then again, never say never! Some posts take me literally five hours to craft. Some take five minutes. This is one of the latter. Can’t imagine why… 10 Questions Parents Hope To Never, Ever Ask...
View ArticleWarrior Woman Wrap-Up: One Year Ago…
One year ago, my blog wasn't even a month old. I knew not what I was doing, but I was doing it anyway. Finding my voice, speaking it out loud, hitting 'publish.' Make a cup of tea, sit back and have a...
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Tiger Battles Mother Hymn
This is a quick read. It’s extremely quick if you don’t make it beyond the third chapter. I nearly didn’t when she stuck her three year-old in the snow. Because she wouldn’t do her piano practice. Amy...
View ArticleOn Drowning, Puppies and Mothers Saving Babies
124 people shared on Facebook. (Update 7/10/11: 354 Facebook shares.) Hundreds of others read it. And in three days, it hit the top ten most popular posts on this site. Last week, I wrote a post titled...
View Article19 Ways to Create Sustaining Success In Your Kids
I went to a talk last week given by Stanford University professor, Denise Pope. I rarely attend talks these days, finding learning, listening and watching online to be more time efficient. But I wanted...
View ArticleHow To End Power Struggles With Your Unruly Kids
‘I don’t have to listen to you!’ ‘No!’ ‘You can’t make me!’ ‘You’re the meanest mom and I hate you!’ Slamming doors, throwing toys, hitting, screaming. Oh, the screaming. Have you had this? I know I...
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