Tag: growing up
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...
My Child is NOT Broken (and neither is yours)
In a few short days, my amazing first-born son will turn five. FIVE! The age of really learning to read, increased independence, stronger opinions,...
Your Senior Was Admitted. But Is Your Teen Ready for College?
Did you know that if you help a butterfly out of its cocoon, it will die? The struggle to get out of the cocoon...
Living With My Grandma
It was the spring semester of my freshman year in college. Not only was I still completely homesick, but I had spiked a fever...
Preserving Childhood
Why are we as parents always in such a rush for our children to grow up? Let's start preserving childhood!
It seems like we always...
Goodbye Old Toys
Goodbye old toys. As I pick you off play shelves for the last time, I recall how your arrivals once brought so much joy...