Have you ever thought of putting your kids on Craigslist? This summer I actually sat down and wrote an ad…just for fun *wink. “Two kids free to ANY family. Both need constant stimulation. A horse and NLL lacrosse star within arms reach would be a huge plus. Neither can quite finish any task for some [...]
Tags: attitudes·blended family·craigslist·dating·daughter·hormonal teenager·horse·hug·karma·kids·kiss·Lacrosse·money tree·school·summer·womb
If you found out you were not going to be in your child’s future to talk to them about life and love, what would you want to say? I remember seeing a Documentary years ago of a Mom who was dying of cancer. She recorded videos of herself where she gave her daughter encouragement or [...]
Tags: Advice·cancer·children·courage·daughter·encouragement·life lessons·milestones·son
I googled ‘soulmates’ trying to find a great photo to add to a post I was writing and came across the artwork of Kathy Kromer. Kathy’s artwork spoke to me! I don’t usually do posts on art, that’s Jacquie’s expertise, but Kathy paints hearts and you all know how I feel about hearts being born [...]
Tags: Artwork·daughter·hearts·hope·Kathy Kromer·message·mother·painting·perseverance·practise·Soulmates
I have been watching the dynamics of my daughter and her girlfriends lately and it’s made me aware once again how difficult it can be finding the right group of girlfriends, as a young girl or as a grown woman. There are so many insecurities in girls and women. I think some girls never lose [...]
Tags: best friends·confident·daughter·friendship·Girl Power·girlfriends·gossip girls·insecurities·instinct·jealousy·love·supportive
On our way to school one morning my 8 year old daughter asked “back in the olden days did you have a mole-lot”. “Phftt, back in the olden days” I laughed! l almost went directly into the olden day rant, we’ve all heard it, “when I was a kid, I had to walk to school [...]
Tags: 80's·daughter·family·global news·learning·MacGyver·miss summer madness 85·mullet·Olden days·Richard Dean Anderson·wayne cox
“Is Santa Real?” Here’s a question all parents are hearing as we count down from weeks to days before the most exciting day of the year for a lot of children around the world. I have an 11 year old son and a 8 year old daughter who have obviously been talking about Santa as [...]
Tags: believe·children·Christmas·Christmas eve·daughter·gifts·magic·reindeer·Santa Claus·sleigh·son·The Polar Express
There should be another word for “step-mother”. Step-mothers are usually portrayed as evil in fairy tales and movies and the word “mother” is too sacred on its own. When you throw the word “step” in front of it the whole meaning changes. Damn whoever wrote Cinderella! I’m a step-mother to three adults, one of whom [...]
Tags: daughter·Divorce·grandchildren·relationship·son·step mother
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