Affirmations
Because I’m good enough, smart enough, and GOSH DARN IT, people like me! Ahem. Being as I’m not your ‘normal’ mother by oh so many standards, sometimes it’s nice to find out you’re doing something right from a completely anonymous source. It’s even better when that source happens to be a teenager themselves, and they […]
*&%!@ and stuff
When my kids were little, one of the things that drove my mom nuts (among the OH SO MANY things that drive her insane about me) was that I refused to censor my language around the kids. I’d bust out with a swear word, and she’d tsk at me – one because “I taught you […]
School daze…
This morning, I got the call. Part of me knew it was coming, but I thought I’d have another year or so before I was faced with the decision, the question, the promises and pleadings. But no. Apparently, being a freshman gave her extra stand-up-to-mama powers – on Day Two. Around here, your schedule in […]
The three best words EVER…
No, no, no. It’s not “I love you.” Heck, it’s not even “You’re not fat!” No, these words are the best words in the world to every mother out there (and if you say they’re not, you’re either crazy, or lying. Or both.) What are those words? Easy. “Back To School!” Ah yes, that is […]
You've probably guessed..
…by now, that I’m not your typical parent, and I most certainly am not one that qualifies as a “Helicopter parent”. In fact, I hadn’t even heard that term until a couple days ago, then all I could do was nod and agree “Oooooooh I haaaaaaaaaate them kinds!” under my breath. For those that don’t […]
