Why We Are Like Mama Bears
When my sons and I finished watching BEARS, the Disney Nature movie, I never thought my life would parallel that family of bears so much. The journey that the Mama Bear takes with her two cubs is really no different than the journey that we modern day parents are taking with our children. Like the Mama Bear I need to teach my children so many life lessons to survive in this world. The necessary life …
Two Simple Things Your Children Need From You
As the years of my sons lives are flying by at the speed of a bullet, I am forced to come to terms with the fact that I have to teach my children the harsh realities of the world that everything is not ice-cream, play-dates and fun times. The logical side of me knows that I cant protect them from everything, nor should I. The bumps, falls, disappointments in life can be ground-breaking and …
I Accidentally Called My 9-Year-Old Son an A-Hole
A persistent rain was falling as my sons and I departed from their swim practice. It was after 9:00 p.m. I was exhausted, it was a long day of work and I was spent after an hour and half in a pool coaching sixteen swimmers, ranging in age from six to eight. As we made our way to the car, we were surrounded by puddles, evidence that it must have poured while we …
And Merry Grinchmas to You
I hate Christmas shopping.
The Elf On The Shelf Is Ruining My Life!
The first year that our Elf on the Shelf R.W. visited from the South Pole, my husband and I took on the task very cautiously. We were unsure of what the task entailed – we knew that we needed to move our Elf each night, however we lacked creativity.R.W. just moved. He didn’t get into any shenanigans, just hopped from lamp-to-picture frame-to-Christmas Tree. We were novices, we weren’t sure how much …