Raising Daughters

Sarah:  Mommy, I want Happy Birthday pancakes this morning. Me:  Ok - I'll make them. Mommy starts to get up to head to the kitchen. Sarah:   Now, Mommy.  I want birthday pancakes now! Me:  I have to cook them Sarah. Sarah:  Oh....  Mommy, can you put me on my chair so I can have my [...]

Two years or so ago, I was out to there pregnant with my youngest, chasing a one and two year old, and working at a church's nursery to make extra money.  I only worked on Wednesday but one Sunday, I was asked to cover a shift.  I left the kids at home with my husband [...]

Yesterday, two bloggers I know lost their fan pages on Facebook because someone who had a beef with them reported them as a spam website. I use Facebook to connect with my readers!  I love to converse and get to know all of you! However, I am at the mercy of the Facebook and Facebook [...]

Hi readers! I am asking a personal favor here and I hope you do not mind! I entered my neighborhood park into a contest run by Craftsman Tools to win $10,000 towards a neighborhood park rehab. My entry was approved and now I am trying to get as many votes as I can. I promise [...]

My oldest daughter turns 5 today.  I am dealing with it surprisingly well.  There have been no tears, no opening of old picture albums and pouring over the photos of days gone by.  No snuggling her tight wishing I could squish her smaller. I have been very good. But then, she is still asleep... I [...]

Families are defined in many different ways these days.  Blended families, nuclear families, traditional families, same sex couple families, friend families and so on.  In fact, pretty much anyone that lives with kids or pets or within the habitat of caring roles can be defined as a family. […]

I captured this a few minutes ago and had to share! We'll call it Wordless Wednesday visits Monday!

I recorded and finally watched the Jaycee Dugard interview with Diane Sawyer last weekend. After my travels through rage, heartbreak, and tears, I sat at my computer to emotionally rant about the despicable reality that the cesspools of society  are afforded more respect and rights that those who are their victims.   I yelled, screamed, ranted [...]

One of the hardest things I have had to deal with as a parent is explaining things to my kids that I, myself, can hardly explain to an adult.  And no matter how much we think kids can understand and instinctively know, they are still kids.  Naive and innocent and looking to us for concrete, [...]