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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 […]
Unlock Your College Dreams: Top Scholarship Resources for High School Students
Let’s face it, it’s one thing to get into college, and it’s a whole other thing to be able to afford it. If you’ve got an eye on higher education, you’ve probably discovered how expensive it can be. As high school students prepare for the next chapter in their educational journey, the soaring costs of […]
Turn Your Child’s Art Into a Beautiful Memory Book
My eldest daughter is now in Kindergarten and the preschool days are behind her. Sniff, sniff. I kept every scribble, every restaurant coloring place mat, every Froot Loop necklace in a box. A BIG box. I love her art! I celebrate her art! Someday I’ll have to give that giant box to her, plus another 10, full of elementary school art. And then there is the awkward junior high art… and those boxes will most likely sit in her garage until she has to tearfully throw them all away because she’s moving to an apartment in New York. SO sad.
8 Tips For Raising Girls with Confidence
I grew up in a picturesque suburb of New York City. By all outside appearances, I had it together: confident, carefree, and a natural leader. I went to college, built a high profile career in the media industry, got married, and had children. Then I had a daughter. The second I heard “it’s a girl,” […]
10 Terrible Gifts to Give Other People’s Kids
As the gift giving season approaches, you may find yourself searching for the perfect present for your nieces and nephews, godchildren, friends’ kids, and grandchildren. As a victim of terrible children’s gift giving and on behalf of parents everywhere, I feel compelled to draw attention to the kinds of gifts we parents absolutely don’t want […]