What if we let our kids hand us a list of their parenting wishes? A sort of top ten tips for parenting, from their perspective? If only there were guides for the tween and teen years that were as straightforward as getting through those first sleepless six months, or the terrible twos. (Though personally, I […]
Rampant Robotics – Helpful in a Pinch?
Find yourself turning into a robot? So much to do, it’s the only way to get by? These days we move at a frantic pace, hardly ever slowing down, much less allowing for the possibility of breaking down. Singles, couples, families, single parents – even our kids – we’re all running ourselves ragged with schedules […]
“But Dad – You Promised!”
Making promises to kids that we don’t keep…
Decision Points: Digital Nation Link
A quick link, with more views regarding “online time,” technology, and parenting. How parents are serving as models. Things we need to know. Decisions – thoughtful ones – by parents, for their relationships. Here’s a clip I liked from Frontline’s Digital Nation Correspondent Douglas Rushkoff, talking about technology and his young daughter. Be sure to […]
Time online: symptom, solution, or nothing new?
I’ve been thinking about recent discussion and comments concerning our kids’ online time. They text, chat, spend hours on Facebook. Frankly – who knows what they’re doing some of the time. And I’ve been considering the remarks that many of us have made about our own (possibly excessive) use of our communication tools and social […]
Candy’s dandy, but…
We all know the expression. Candy’s dandy but liquor’s quicker. Cute, if you’re a consenting adult, but what if you’re a teenager? How susceptible are our kids to sweet-talking, seemingly safe friendships that often begin with faceless technology? Do our kids really know who they’re dealing with? Do we? Or have we lost touch, as […]
No power. No wi-fi. NO FUN!
Terrible storms throughout the night. The dog, circling and scratching. Then, the sound of an explosion, 4 or 5 a.m. Either a tree went through the roof (it happens in our neighborhood), or – more likely – the transformer two houses away blew. My alarm is on AAs; it went off at the usual time. […]
Women Walking Away
When women turn their backs on each other, or what they need most.
Sultry Saturday night… his or mine?
It’s a sultry, September Saturday, and evening is approaching. I’m… mmm… comment dire… in a certain mood… Wouldn’t it be lovely to slide into a steamy bath, linger awhile, then find a satiny underthing or two… How I’d like to take the time to regale in the feel of fine fabric against my skin, then, […]
Single Parenthood: How Do You REALLY Feel?
I’ve been a single mother for many years. Yet when asked, I define myself as a writer, a parent, a woman, a friend, an art advocate – and many other things. Make what you’d like of the sequence in that definition; but I claim my “single parenthood” fully. I have great pride in what I’ve […]