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Flaking

July 31, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 24 Comments

Been stood up? It feels lousy. When your teens are stood up? That feels even worse.

Filed Under: Dating, Parenting, Relationships, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: dating, dating after divorce, dating over 40, dating over 50, internet dating, Parenting, parenting college students, parenting teens, post-divorce dating, women raising sons

Chillax: The (Adolescent?) Art of Stress Management

July 23, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

Sometimes our kids offer wisdom: Relax. But does it apply to money stress, parenting stress, job stress?

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Surviving Recession Tagged With: cost of raising children, debt stress, Marriage and Divorce, midlife, money worries, New York Times, parenting college students, parenting teens, post-divorce life, stress management, whatever life dishes out, women's health

Parenting Panacea (What’s Next?)

July 15, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 11 Comments

Hyperparenting. Helicoptering. Parenting Styles vs Common Sense.

Filed Under: Parenting, Surviving Recession Tagged With: cost of raising children, economy, education, motherhood, New York Times, Parenting, parenting advice, parenting college students, parenting teens, single moms, Single Parenting, teaching kids life skills

Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll

July 11, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 5 Comments

Drugs. Alcohol. Big kids, big worries.

Filed Under: College Kids, Health, Parenting, Politics, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: addiction, drinking, drug abuse, emotional abuse, Health, Parenting, parenting college students, parenting teens, psychology, social issues, teen drinking

Push

June 7, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 27 Comments

Loving our children through conflict and worry.

Filed Under: College Kids, Parenting, Single Moms, Tweens and Teens Tagged With: empty nest, life after divorce, lost keys, motherhood, overseas travel, parenting college students, parenting teenagers, raising teens, real women real life, single moms, single parent guilt, Single Parenting, writing

Rich Kids, Big Payoffs, Life Lessons

May 31, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

There’s no way I could ignore this news item on son of Sean (Diddy) Combs, who was reportedly awarded a full ride to UCLA, to the tune of $54,000/year. Justin Combs earned his merit scholarship, just like any other kid. Shouldn’t we reward those who work hard for what their brains and / or sweat […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: big questions, cost of raising children, daily plate of crazy, education, financing college, Parenting, parenting college students, Single Parenting

Regression Depression

May 25, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

One college student home, the other not. A teen plus fridge plus car keys equals what? He sleeps ’til two then eats, then since it’s hot, He’s schmoozing, cruising, sitting on his butt… However I have told him it’s okay, He’s weathered countless pressures many months. I know he needs the sleep he stores away; […]

Filed Under: Language, Lifestyle, Parenting Tagged With: bad poetry, cost of raising children, empty nest, lost keys, Parenting, parenting college students, poetry therapy, psychology, silly verse, Single Parenting, sonnet, teenage driving, teenage parties, terse verse

FAFSA Deadline, CSS. Muzzle the Ghazal for My Stress?

April 12, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

Lost your PIN or lost your mind? Think your taxes were a grind? FAFSA’s looming let’s just say, And CSS is days away. If you do misplace your PIN, Do not fret, you can get in. Duplicates may be obtained; The PIN site has a link for same. Oh, the joys of college years! But […]

Filed Under: Language, Other Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: college prep, financing college, ghazal, humor, Language, parenting college students, poetry, poetry therapy, Rhymatoid ArtWriteUs, rhyme crime, silly verse, sonnet

Going Nowhere… Slowly

March 12, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 12 Comments

Drifters, grifters and gifters?

Filed Under: Morning Musing, Politics, Surviving Recession Tagged With: children of divorce, cost of raising children, divorce, education, empty nest, Generation Y, Marriage and Divorce, Parenting, parenting college students, parenting styles, Single Parenting, Surviving Recession

Calling Home

February 5, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 15 Comments

I’m sitting at a red light in Friday rush hour traffic. It’s a ridiculous time of day to be out and I know it, but here I am, stuck and fidgeting, when the cell phone sitting in the passenger seat rings. I answer, pushing speaker phone. “Hi Mom,” he says. I’d been hoping he’d call […]

Filed Under: En Français, Parenting, Travel Tagged With: Parenting, parenting college students, parenting teens, teens traveling to Europe, Travel

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