Teenagers
Dear Boy-Moms… It’s a Big Job
Dear Boy-Moms, We have a big job. It’s a daunting task. To know we are raising someone’s future husband seems so far-fetched when they are little fella's playing in the mud and building forts in our living room. But our little boys grow up and become big boys and...
Welcome Back Boys of Fall
When I feel that chill, smell that fresh cut grass I'm back in my helmet, cleats and shoulder pads Game Day. We’ve waited 9 long months for the next kickoff. Jerseys are washed. Mouth guards are ready. Chin straps are snapped in place. Knee braces are fitted....
The Beginning of the End
Senior Sunrise 2018. The beginning of the end. I’m not ready. Senior year marks the firsts of all the lasts. Big changes are on the horizon. It’s the last first day of required school. As a parent, the start of elementary school was met with anticipation and...
Welcome to the Jungle: 6 Tips to Share with your College Freshman
Two years ago, I made the drive. We loaded my son and half of Bed, Bath and Beyond into my husbands truck and dropped him off at college. I was a novice, a college-mom-virgin, a newbie at launching my child from the nest. I read books, read blogs, joined on-line...
Peace Out Middle School
Dear Baby Girl, You did it. We did it. Thank God it’s over. We survived Middle School. Yes, I know I didn’t technically go to school with you, but I walked beside you for the whole crazy journey, so I hope you humor me and let me call this a “We” triumph. Coming...
Evening of Dreams: A Night to Remember
Sometimes a picture doesn’t do a moment justice. The moment is too big, too amazing, too special. The picture may show smiles and happy faces but what the picture doesn’t tell is the love and kindness that has created the smiles and happy faces. The picture...
The College Journey Means Blind Faith and What If’s
Launching your child to college sadly means change. As parents, we prepare for these changes the best we can but let's be honest, we are never fully prepared for all that lies ahead. It’s just like when you have your first born—you’re prepared for what you think...
Dear Class of 2018, We have Failed You
Dear Class of 2018, We have failed you. I’m embarrassed to be a part of this generation that has created an unattainable expectation for college acceptances. Our system is flawed, and you are the unfortunate inheritors of this whacked out process we’ve created in...
The New “Everyone Does It”… 4 Important Talking Points with your Teenager about Vaping
Remember that commercial- the one with the lady who smoked through the open hole in her neck? Debi Austin first appeared on television in 1996, telling viewers she began smoking at age 13 and could never quit. In a raspy smoker’s voice, Austin told the camera,...
After High School, the No is as Good as the Yes
Life likes to play tricks on us. High school seniors start the year looking forward to the “Best year of high school”. They envision the joys of being the kings of the school, the leaders, the cool kids, the ones coasting into graduation. They can smell their cap...
