Being the parent of teenagers is an emotionally exhausting job. From the time we teach them what to expect in junior high to the advice for teens when they get their license, we endure the ups and downs of their hormone-driven emotions. You ...
It isn’t very often that I’ll invite you to join me in reminiscing about my high school or college years. Other than saying that’s when I met Scott, I don’t chat much about it. That means I most certainly never told ...
Last week I admitted I took my kids to an R-Rated movie. During conversations stemming from that article, I realized something very important. Sometimes I can be a helicopter mom. Other times, I avoid situations by saying, “go talk to ...
We’ve spent the last six years on a journey to find a perfect smile. I’m not talking about board games, trips to Disney or enjoying a family cruise, although those do generate a lot of laughter and joy thus resulting in smiles. ...
There are two words that make every mom cringe. No, it doesn’t involve the dreaded L-word. That’s a completely different issue. I’m talking about the one you can’t avoid. Well, you can, but it’s kind of frowned ...
When I was 8, I had a family tree project assignment in my I-TAG program. It was a simple image of a tree with lines to fill in the basic information of our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. We were tasked with doing the researc ...
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Whether you participated in high school sports or cheered from the sidelines, chances are you had an opinion about the coaching staff. As a high school athlete, I recognized the hard work the coaches put into our team and looked to them for ...
Last week was another amazing time. Busy, but in an awesome way. Over the years, I’ve been to quite a few conventions, media events and business conferences and my goal is always the same… get as much accomplished as possible in ...
Every parent hopes their kids get to a point in their lives where they start making educated, sound decisions on their own. If you are laughing and saying something like “Duh. Every kid eventually gets there” then I’ll hav ...
