Tag: growing up
Will You Remember This
And I can’t help but wonder, ‘will you remember this?’
Let me start by confessing that I suffer from an extreme case of FOMO...
Sleepaway Camp and Growing Up
The discussions about sleepaway camp started in our family during the quarantine. My eldest daughter, now age 11, came to us with the idea...
The Evolution of Parenting
I'm only four years into this parenting thing, so I am still quite a novice. However, in those four short years, my husband and...
On Turning 45
So today I am turning 45, and I think it is my best age yet. When I was younger, even in my mid-30s, I...
Emerging From the Black Hole of Raising Babies
I am currently potty-training my youngest kid, and while the potty-training itself is going fantastically terrible, I am full of hope because I can...
My 40th Year
Today, I turn 39 years old. It’s the last year of my thirties, and I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it. There’s no stopping it, so I...
Is My Child Suffering from Burnout?
A few days after a glowing parent-teacher conference about our 10-year-old, maybe the best one we’ve ever had, she came down with a cold....
A Blast From the Past
I wish I could be magically transported to my childhood and adolescent years, for these were the years where I was carefree and had...
A True Story of a Fairy Tale Friendship
Do you believe in fairy tales?
Once upon a time, in a little town in Connecticut, there lived a brunette, straight-haired little girl and her...
The Best Parenting Advice I’ve Ever Received
There's really no way to fully "prepare" for becoming a parent. I mean, you can check things off your to-do list by preparing a...