Fostering Healthy Social Situations for Young Teens

With daughters 10, 12, and 14 I've been giving a lot of thought to how to help them build relationships with both genders while preparing for dating. In particular, I have a lovely 14-year-old daughter who is starting to notice boys, and they are starting to notice...

Thumbs Up for Nursing Pillows

This post brought to you by Comfort and Harmony. All opinions are 100% mine. Now that my kids are older, I feel like the wise old sage mom. OK, old mom, but sometimes I pose as a wise sage. Truthfully, there is nothing like getting older to make you realize how many...

Thanks for the Invite

Have you ever: not been in on the joke? been picked last for the team? been looked over for an invitation to an event that many around you were invited to? felt like you just didn't belong? Many, probably most, of us go through things like this in our youth. We are...

Equally Proud

Apologies ahead of time, Alison, if my words have mischaracterized anything you meant. The pondering your response set in motion was invaluable to me, thank you. In a recent discussion, Alison's response to a statement of mine got me thinking. It really got me...

No Car Seats on Grocery Carts – Please!

Today I saw you at the store and I gasped. The memories washed over me. I wanted to tell you my story. But you don't know me and you certainly aren't seeking unsolicited advice from the lady across the grocery store aisle. But I gave you this URL and hoped you'd look...

Raising Mothers

My daughters were filling out an informational sheet about themselves the other day. The typical “what do you want to be when you grow up?” question brought the same response from them both: a mom. When this information was shared with the group for the...