[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Last month, I officially tied the knot. As I look back on my wedding photos, I just can’t believe it’s already happened. I can see the joy in my eyes, the love beaming off of my husband’s bright red face and my gown that was big […]
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Why I Created A Gratitude List at My Lowest Point
Shopping lists, to-do lists, packing lists – lists are an easy way for busy people to retain information. Of all places, I found myself making the most lists in the hospital. And of all kinds of lists – after a surgery that went terribly wrong – I found myself creating […]
The Perks of Being a Senior Mom
By Andrea Rosas Howe of The Howe To Blog: Parenting Advice from the Unqualified My phone chirped from the kitchen table, letting me know I had a text message. I wish it had a ringtone that said, “The text you’re about to read is going to destroy your spirit.” It […]
Start Fall Fresh with a Cleansing Digital Detox
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Dr. Tracy Bennett of Get Kids Internet Safe Summer is almost over. Now that fall is here, I reflect on summer memories made and missed. My husband and I both work, so bringing home the bacon makes world travel impossible at the moment. Besides, when […]
My Son’s Birthday and the Worst Day of My Life
I’ve been crabby all day. At first, I thought it was because yesterday was the longest day of teaching I’ve had yet this year: a full load of classes followed by meetings and parent night until after 9 PM. Then, I thought it might be because I was still tired […]
Late Bloomers Blossom, Too: Back to School and Life at 25
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Overcoming Life’s Unplanned Obstacles, Taking a Chance and Emerging a Winner Three years ago, when I was twenty-five and a newly-enrolled college freshman (yes, you read that right), it was obvious that I was not your typical eighteen-year-old carrying a sheaf of spiral notebooks and fresh […]
Best and Worst States to Give Birth: Where Does Your State Rank?
Most women who give birth to multiple children do so at the same hospital each time. Unless they move, have a bad experience, or must give birth at a specialized hospital due to medical complications, they pretty much stick with what’s familiar. I am not most women. My first son […]
Tough Love: Parenting a Non-Affectionate Child with Special Needs
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Robin LaVoie of Stay Quirky My Friends I torture my child on a fairly regular basis. Every time I indulge in this behavior, my son’s screams of aggravation and my husband’s entreaties to “stop being so mean” convince me to back off, and I am able […]