Fighting against the current of stormy times.
Interruptions
Communication skills, deflecting skills, or irritation – when it comes to interruptions.
Twenty-One
Flash fiction: Celebrating 21 and accepting the days through time and distance.
Does Putting Yourself First Pay Off?
Good reasons to be Number One on your own priority list?
Bucks Versus Bahamas
More time with your family as a working mother – vs more money to ease the juggle.
The Lonely Season
We stigmatize any admission of loneliness. So we push away the feelings, we nod at the cheery platitudes, we cover up the sense of shame we feel at finding ourselves on our own, and we pin a smile on our faces as we downplay our angst, especially at the holidays. We know this is the […]
Frost, Lost… and Found
It’s American Thanksgiving! How are you spending your day? Are you with family and friends, or is it a day on your own? Of course, if you’re reading in Canada, Australia, France, or anywhere else across the globe, today is Thursday. And? How about some poetry, wherever you may be? As a single mother, I’ve […]
Once More Into the Brink… What Kids Cost (2012 Edition)
Cost of raising a family? More than you realize.
Graduate School Admissions Counseling
Parenting college students… Making it up as we go along.
Parenting Panacea (What’s Next?)
Hyperparenting. Helicoptering. Parenting Styles vs Common Sense.