Marriage and Family
When You’re Feeling Left Out
In the last month, five different people from five different age groups have said something to me about feeling “left out” of friendships. FIVE different people. FIVE different age groups. I guess it’s not a total stretch because I’ve been living at a summer camp for kids for most of the summer (and it’s not…
Read MoreLEGENDS AND WARRIORS
I love everyone when I first meet them. I have always been like that. It’s how I am. From there, I will either love you more, the same, or less. I work from the top down. My husband is the opposite. He works from the bottom up. You have to earn it with him. I have found the…
Read MoreMailbag Monday! How To Find Downtime And Deal With Sucky People
Mailbag Monday #6! I picked two topics/questions for this installment. Feel free to agree, disagree or add on because we all know I have no business answering questions from anyone, but you asked! Also, I apologize for being a day late. Life happens, as you know, and sometimes we have to stop everything to acknowledge the…
Read MoreIn Defense Of Black Dogs: The Bruno Marshall Story
(From the archives: February, 2015) I read an article once that said “Black dogs are less likely to be adopted than dogs of other colors.” I never forgot that article because I didn’t understand. Why would dogs get the shaft simply for being black? Some of my favorite dogs are black! In truth though, whenever I had…
Read MoreAfter The Wait
The sucky part about almost anything is the wait: Waiting in line, waiting your turn, waiting to get served. All of it. Sucks. Sometimes the wait isn’t that bad, but that’s usually for something that isn’t that good. But if it’s something good, like really good, there’s usually a wait.
Read MoreWhy My Kids Are Going To End Up In Therapy
When you’re a parent, you can tell your kid to do pretty much anything you want and they have to do it. I’m not making any recommendations, or judgments— I’m just stating a fact: There is great power in being a parent.
Read MoreWhy Are My Kids Spoiled Brats?
There are moments when I look at my girls and I’m so proud of them. Those moments are prized and precious. As parents, we don’t get paid for the job we do, our payment is the product. And the product is the kid.
Read MoreAre You Feeling Pressure To Have Kids?
It’s “Mailbag Monday!” Thank you for sending in your topics and questions. This was the topic picked (at random) for this post: Pressure To Have Kids
Read MoreBeing A Camp Director’s Wife
(From The Archives: May 5, 2014) My husband, Cody, is one of the directors of an overnight camp for kids in Northern Michigan. Every year, Cody moves up to camp at the end of April to start setting up. My girls (4 and 7 years old) and I visit when we can, but we can’t move…
Read MoreWake Up Call
Do you ever feel like the Universe is trying to tell you something? Normally I don’t—but last week it did and I feel like I would be doing everyone a disservice if I didn’t put this out. What happened was seriously so sucky that if I can prevent it from happening to just a few people, I’ve done my job. Here’s…
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