Parents can be completely oblivious to what their children learn when not in their presence. I will admit that I am one of those parents right now and I am appalled. I was at a loss for words recently recently when picking my son up from his after-school program. A place where he is to [...]

Simple instruction, “Ride the bus home today.” Simple. Straight forward. No sideways thinking involved in understanding the clear instructions. Well, at least I thought they were clear. It was the last thing I said to my son, my almost-13-year-old-son, before telling him goodbye, saying, “I love you,” and seeing him off on the bus to [...]

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When did I lose track of time? It had to be between the time I found out I was pregnant with and delivered my second child. I can’t remember when, exactly, but I know that I lost track of it! How do I know that I lost track? I do remember once upon a time [...]

I guess this post is sort of a spin off of Dannie’s last post that deals with your possible death as a parent.
For me, I don’t find the idea of dying so scary. I came very close to death when I was 23 yrs old and my youngest was 3. I was basically carried into [...]