Before my kids came along, I was a decent housekeeper. Not in an OCD, “my floors are so clean you could eat pie off them” kind of way, but an unexpected knock at the door didn’t send me into...
The 4 Gift Rule. Maybe you've heard of it. It's where for Christmas (or Birthdays!) you decide to gift your children only 4 gifts. Those gifts are:
Something They Want
Something They Need
Something to Wear
Something to Read
I...
The halls of our supermarkets are filling fast with holiday wonders. Clever visual merchandisers are luring us in, tempting us with irresistible displays. I love all the seasonal items. I love all the events and festivities. It is truly...
The year was 2002, and my college roommates and I sat around our dorm room talking. Eventually the topic turned to what would happen if we ever got married and caught our husbands having affairs. The answered ranged from...
Summertime, and the livin' is easy—especially if you’re a teen who just got out of school for the summer. While most teens would love to spend their summer catching up on sleep, swimming, and hanging out with friends, there...
“Mama, how much do you love me?”
She’s asked for years, head cocked and dimples ablaze.
And my answers have varied, depending on her age at the time:
“Thiiiiiiiiis big!”
“To the moon and back.”
“More than all the stars in the sky.”
“To infinity...
I don’t remember doing a single craft project with my mom growing up. Maybe my memory is faulty, but I did love making things. I made foam clay food for my dolls. I wrote and illustrated my own series...
Job Title: Mom II
Start Date: September 18, 2012
Salary: Hugs and kisses
Job Description: Wiper of noses, washer of clothes, maker of beds. Disciplinarian, teacher, bump and scrape kisser. Cook, arbitrator, tucker-inner.
What do you like most about your job? Every day...
Mistakes happen to the best of us - it's just one of the ugly truths of life. But is there anything worse than making a mistake and knowing you have no one to blame but yourself? I’m sure we can all...
El otro día, alguien se burló de mí por la manera en la que hablo inglés, y la verdad es que me hizo sentir muy mal. Bueno, más o menos.
Estaba haciendo mi mejor esfuerzo por hablar inglés, y esta...
Holidays can be tricky. Blended families are tricky.
Holiday with blended families? Super tricky.
Whether you are divorced and having to face part of this holiday season without your precious elves, or you are a stepmom with extra elves at home,...
Very recently I came across a Facebook post about mothers and their daughters that struck me. The author was a mother sharing that she didn't like that some mothers tell their daughters, "I'm not your friend." She went on...
"Thank you for your service."
There are always a few articles floating around the Internet this time of year taking aim at the phrase "thank you for your service." Some people feel it's become a reflex, as empty as asking a...
I Hate LEGO
There. I said it.
Before you come at me saying, “But, Jenny. They’re such magnificent manipulatives and help develop fine motor skills, logical thinking, and even STEM education!”
Hogwash.
LEGO is stupid. I hate LEGO and here’s why.
Every horizontal surface...
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