BE POSITIVE BUT BE REAL…how a sixty something introvert sees the world
This is my last blog on Raising Children. Encouraging choices in your child’s life sounds easier than it really is. Once again, I’m not a PhD, but a mom who raised two kids who turned out to be good people. Encouraging Choices If They Come to You First What I mean by this is, […]
Read MoreBoredom is the topic today in a series of blogs about raising children. The answers aren’t in a book. It’s all hands on, mistakes and all. Parenting today has many challenges, but the basics really haven’t changed. Boredom….No” What to Do” Lists Here The word “boredom”, might conjure up a whiny child, clinging to […]
Read MoreImagination in children is the second blog in a series about raising children. To reiterate I don’t have a BS on the topic. What I do have is hands on experience in having raised two children, who turned out rather well. […]
Read MoreHaving children, to many experts out there, doesn’t necessarily qualify one in raising children. I would tend to agree. However, I am not a child psychologist nor do I pretend to be one. This is the first of several blogs I will share on raising children. So what makes me an expert? I believe that […]
Read MoreAaron Hernandez hung himself in his jail cell early this morning. Choices that he made precipitated this tragedy. A 27 year old who had everything going for him. A great football career with a winning franchise, a good future. What makes someone go back to what was a negative existence earlier on, and not capture […]
Read MoreIt’s taken me a few years to do, but I can finally say no to certain things. The feeling is great, when you can say it and feel no guilt. There are just times you have to do it. It may not be a popular response at times, but oh well. There have been many […]
Read MoreParents of today make me a cranky 61-year-old woman. I don’t care. But when I read an article where a mom is slammed for feeding her kid some Nutella, people mind your own business. Better yet get a life. The article in question was about singer Kelly Clarkson feeding her child some of the hazelnut […]
Read MoreMy husband and I are big on holiday traditions, Easter being one of those holidays. There was a time when if I didn’t do what was expected of me around a holiday, I felt guilty. I even wrote several posts telling just how much traditions meant to our family. Maybe I spoke to soon. Or […]
Read MoreOnce again in the news, we have people who do not watch their words before they open up their mouths to speak. Be it a CEO of a major airline to the press secretary of the President. We’ve all done it at least once in our lives, some of us more than others. Words can […]
Read MoreI love spring, but hate my allergies. They have come on like gang busters, and I am feeling miserable. One thing is for sure, I’m not alone! Pharmaceutical companies thrive on people like us, not just now but all year. Between Claritin and Benadryl, I should buy stock. For those who don’t have to deal […]
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