Do you ever have those days when you look at someone and say “shoot me, now”. I’m having that day. Tween cell phone drama will never cease to amaze me. Peanut got his first mobile phone last summer when he turned 11. Mainly because our mobile carrier was getting rid of unlimited data plans and […]
First Time Away from Home
April 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
Peanut was away from home for the first time. Sure, he’s been to spend the night with family and a few friends, but he’s never been gone for 4 days. Yes, I’m serious. To make it more intense? He was at the Congressional Youth Leadership Conference, it’s hard for a parent to let go, allow […]
Stroking his ‘Stache and Girls
March 22, 2012 by 1 Comment
My angel, the little love of my life, is growing facial hair. Oh, it’s just above his upper lip, but he sits to talk with me, mustering all the wisdom an 11 year old can, and strokes his mustache. Not a full mustache, just one that is more like light brown peach fuzz. However, it’s […]
Extraordinary Parenting
February 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When I think of parenting, I try not to think about how my parents raised me. They were just kids themselves when they married and by the time they divorced, they had barely made it past their mid-20’s. For me, I want to my son to look back and not say that I was a […]
#ashamed
January 27, 2012 by 16 Comments
Parenting is the hardest job I’ve ever had and will ever have. It’s made even more difficult by the constant interference of media. Especially when it’s bad media. When the media makes me #ashamed to be in the media business. Why am I hashtagging #ashamed? Because of this: The State of Georgia has taken it […]
Teacher Work Days + My Keurig = Genius
January 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
School is out for a four day weekend while semesters are changed and the kids classes are setup. Quelle horreur for the parent of an 11 year old boy who thinks he can go from sixth grade to world ruler without brushing his teeth regularly. Instead of trying to figure out what we could do together, […]
Thoughts on Mommyality
January 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s been a long time since I’ve written on Mommyality. In fact, I was worried I didn’t have anything left to offer. Peanut is now 11 and with his growing older, it means times are changing. I’ll be an empty nester in a little over six years when he goes off to college. That’s a tough pill […]
A Boy Named Joe…..
December 22, 2011 by 3 Comments
I met a boy who broke my heart. He also touched me deeply. His unbridled sense of enthusiasm and welcoming demeanor was at odds with the bad stuff he has encountered in his young life. Joe (not his real name) befriended me at the Thompson Child & Family Focus Holiday Chapel Service. As I took my […]
Update from the Mommyality Trenches
December 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Bet you didn’t think I was ever going to show up over here again, did you? Well, I haven’t meant to ignore Mommyality, however life has totally gotten in the way. And when I say life, I’m talking about every damn germ on the planet ever trying to invade my body. Life has been hard […]
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