I remember the day so clearly when I decided to let my oldest ‘cry it out’ for his nap time. He was around 7 months old and was extremely dependent on his pacifier to soothe himself. It worked like a charm but it came at a heavy price. I had to constantly make the trip...
My oldest son and I were sitting at our kitchen table having some dinner. I had fed my younger son earlier and sent him on his way to a friend’s house. I was enjoying my one-on-one conversation with my eldest. He had completed a science project outlining some facts about a recently identified dwarf planet...
As the mom of two boys, I am in the thick of parenting. Whatever I am writing about is usually directly related to some of the challenges I face with my own kids. It’s as if I am using this forum to help and support myself through this incredibly demanding life process with the hopeful...
A few weeks ago I had a positive phone call with my oldest son’s teacher. He had decided not to try out for his school’s math team and I had reached out to his teacher to discuss this. His heart didn’t seem into it and I wanted her perspective. At this age (11), how much...
The word NO: How does something that looks and sound so simple have such weighted implications? In general, for women especially, saying no is not something we are taught. We learn quickly to put others first and forget about our needs in the process. How do you get back to yourself? It starts with setting...
My husband and I were seated side by side. It was late in the evening and I still hadn’t had the opportunity to talk with him. He had been traveling recently and I had a whole back-log of events and/or items that I wanted to discuss with him. We were both tired and the conversation...
There is a tipping point. It is the place we arrive when we can no longer tolerate a behavior from our children. Your tipping point looks much different from mine. In fact, it is highly likely that we are distraught over entirely different behaviors from our children. As each child is unique, so are each...
As a stay-at-home parent I have steered clear of the so-called ‘Mommy Wars’. Parenting is hard enough without expending energy into judging the choices of others or opening myself up to other people’s judgment. I believe that we are all in this together. However you decide to parent, you have your reasons and I trust...
Over the weekend my husband noted, and accurately so, that I was on edge. To him this edginess seemed inexplicable and from his perspective, it was. We were having a discussion about our plans and I explained that I didn’t want to see the movie that our oldest son was hoping we’d go to. It...
After spending several days in close proximity to my family, I noticed something. While being the lone female member of my household, I was all about ‘family time’. My male counterparts were not. They were more about video games, internet surfing and watching sports. As the days unfurled quickly before us, I found I had...
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