Parenting A Special Needs Child: A Story of Struggle and Survival
As an expectant mom, I remember scouring and assessing my child-to-bes gene pool, but like Forrest Gumps Mommas famous pearl, Life is Like a Box Of Chocolates and you never know what youre gonna get! You cannot control who your children will be or what they will be predisposed to (at least not yet, but give science just a bit longer). Any expectant parent has nightmares during those nine months. While numerous tests are conducted in utero to detect any defects, there are many things that go undetected or develop later in life.
Food Fight: The Relationship Between Our Kids and What They Eat
I love and loathe the pearl of wisdom you are what you eat. We parents have got a lot to answer for what our kids are eating. I am beginning to look at what my children are eating and analyze their relationship with food.
Spring Cleaning for the Soul
On my morning walk, I noticed garbage, lots of garbage, and then I came across Imelda Marcoss pearl, People say Im extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty, but tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?”
Unwrap The Love This Holiday Season!
As the Hanukkah lights have dwindled down and now the Christmas lights fills the nightscape, the magic of the holidays fills our hearts and Im thinking of James Thurbers pearl There are two kinds of light – the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures.
Overcome Your Fears of the Dentist and Life
When we used to go to Great Adventure, Id be hesitant to go on the rollercoaster and my grandmother (dads momma) used to say the pearl whaaaaat? Whats the big deal, close your eyes real tight, scream your head off and before you know it, the ride is over. The Thrill of the Chase So that is exactly what I did and loved it. It added a new ‘Im scared out of my pants’ level of adventure. My fellow riders either joined in or laughed at me but I had a blast and found my courage in being scared.