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Hug Your Mother Today: Life Lessons from My Formidable Mother
This Mother’s Day marks my third holiday without my beloved mother, and no matter how I celebrate with my caring 18-year-old son, I will miss her. My mother, Marilyn Wallace, passed away on December 12, 2020, at age 89. There are many days when something monumental happens – like my son excelling in school and…
Mistakes, Apologies and Lessons Learned
I recently dropped a comment on a selfie that a young woman I love posted on Instagram. I relayed the famous Carrie Fisher quote “youth and beauty are not accomplishments”. I didn’t think twice about it because it’s a line I use around my own children frequently when I want to remind them that they…
Practical Life Lessons I Learned From My Dad
My dad is a spitting image of Tim Allen – Tim Allen from Tool Time, hows that for dating myself? Was the name of the show Tool Time or was that just the show on the show? Either way, my Dad is that character, although Im not sure he would look as much like him, if their personalities didnt seem so spot on. When I asked my Dad if he knew what celebrity I thought he looked like, he said Pierce Brosnan (hes going to kill me for saying that). But hes kind of right, sort of, hes a Pierce/Tim hybrid, with all “Tim the Tool Time” personality.
Lessons On Parenting I Learned From My Mom
From as far back as I can remember I have wanted to become a mom. I had in fact decided that 12 was a good number to start with. (A crazy notion, I have since discovered.) Then I had the pleasure of becoming with child, and I quickly discovered that I was not willing to repeat this pleasure 12 times.
“No Means No” and Other Lessons To Teach Our Boys About How To Respect Women
Every 107 seconds another American is sexually assaulted. According to rainn.org 1 in 6 women will or have been victims of rape. 3% of American men have been victims of sexual assault as well. 15% of victims are children under the age of 12. 38% of rapes were committed by someone the victim knew, and…