When the first holiday lights start being hung around town, or we hear the first Christmas song on the radio, or we are sitting under our favorite blanket and see the first Christmas commercial on television, we always have an emotion wash over us. Sometimes that feeling is happy, warm and familiar. Sometimes it's annoyance that this season has become so commercialized. And sometimes it's stress that we already feel behind even though it's only October and we do, in fact, have oodles of time ... View the Post
You Really Are Allowed To Be Sad Over The Holidays
My Teen Is Dating And I Am An Embarrassing Future Mother-In-Law
I knew this day would come but I didn’t think it would happen so fast. It seems like just yesterday my little boy was sitting next to me, in overalls and holding a Thomas train, gazing at me with love and affection. The day he promised to marry me made my heart sink because I knew it was a ruse. My little boy would grow up some day and he’d likely find someone other than his mother to accompany him to movies. And that time is now. My son is dating and I’m fairly certain I’m not ready. In ... View the Post
The Day I Realized My Kids Love My Over the Top Christmas Decorating
Do you decorate your house for the holidays? I love decorating my home for the holidays. Well, only two holidays really–Halloween and Christmas. For the other I may pull out a rabbit, or flag or a shamrock, but otherwise I leave well enough alone. But when it comes to decorating my house at Christmas I’m all in, in a National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, kind of way. It’s a lot of work and takes a lot of time, and I often find myself wondering if all the effort is worth it. I mean, I ... View the Post
The Christmas I Had To Open A Victoria’s Secret Box In Front Of My Kids
It’s that time of year when spouses far and wide search the far recesses of the interwebs to find the exact right gift to put under the tree. The gift that says, “In the day-to-day trenches, it’s you I want by my side.” The gift that says, “I heard what you said six months ago and I put it under the tree. See, I really listen!” The gift that says, “I know you will marry me all over again because I didn’t make you go out and buy your present.” Hubby and I have never been extravagant ... View the Post
This is Why You Call Your Kids By Each Other’s Names
I have three sons and they are all convinced I don’t know their names. Sure I was there when those names were selected, truth be told I picked each of their names, but now these many years later I can look each of them right in the face and call them by each other's names. Sometimes I even manage to call them by my brothers' names. I had long assumed that it was age or distraction causing me to mix up five names of people who look nothing like each other. But there should have been a clue in my ... View the Post
Fortnite Addiction On The Rise And Parents Should Be Concerned
Utter the word “Fortnite” in the company of parents, and you are very likely to hear the word “addicted” come up, usually in a semi-joking way. But, it turns out, the “addiction” claim with regards to Fortnite may carry some legitimate weight. The wildly popular video game is spurring addiction-like symptoms in an alarming number of players, many of them children and teenagers. First released by Epic Games Inc in September of 2017, Fortnite began with Battle Royale, a free-to-play ... View the Post