What do coffee and COVID have in common?
Feeling ignored by my kid
I love being ignored by my kid. It makes me feel so special.
The art of not taking it personally
Don’t take it personally. Whatever someone thinks of you is part of their thinking and does not define you.
Letting go of my teenager
Holding my child close is easier than letting go of my teenager.
Belated Back to School Goals
Back to school time is a perfect time to hit the reset button and set goals for you and your children. How I wish I had set my back to school goals prior to the start of school. I didn’t want the shimmering, loosely-structured summer of play to end. However, a part of me welcomed the schedule and …
Five tips for being a successful sports parent
What makes a successful sports parent? While at my son’s soccer game on Sunday, – Father’s Day – I saw most parents rooting for their boy’s team and enjoying the game. Also watching the game from the sidelines was a lone ranger-of-a-dad, muttering to himself. His son’s team was losing. The referee made a call …
Lessons learned from loss – “Jack’s Five Dads”
Losing a parent is a profound loss at any age. Children especially have trouble realizing that the loss is permanent, and they can’t organize their emotions the way an adult can. When friend Bob Dedrick lost his battle with cancer, Rob Hovey, of Canandaigua, wanted to do something for Dedrick’s family. But he didn’t know …
Lessons learned featured on the moms blog at democrat and chronicle
I’m blogging about lessons learned on motherhood, love, and life at the moms blog at thedemocratandchronicle.com. I hope you get a chance to check it out soon, whether or not your a mom, since I just published a post you might like to read – Seven lessons learned about riding a bicycle. Why blog? For me, blogging is …
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