From the category archives:
Halloween…you know how it goes…you get the cute little trick-or-treaters ringing your doorbell all decked out as witches or pumpkins, parents standing not far behind reminding them to say ‘thank you’. A couple of hours go by. Some down time. Then the bell starts again. This time they look a little different. Much bigger [...]
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“My son is an honor student.” “My daughter hangs with the right crowd.” “My son is on the football team.” “My daughter is in the Advanced Biology class.” “He would never do drugs, he is too smart for that.” “She is not the type to drink alcohol”. A recent poll conducted by the University of [...]
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My kids tend to fill me in on the topics that outrage them at school each day. It is usually about how a teacher handled a situation or a kid who was irate in class. Yesterday’s news was that a teacher told a kid (these are 8th graders) to leave her classroom and not come [...]
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It is that time of year again. Spring sports. Last night I was at the lacrosse field. Today I spent the morning at the soccer field and then back to the lacrosse field only to wake up tomorrow morning and do it all over again. I think I spend more time at those fields than [...]
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Kids believe they are invincible, nothing can happen to them. This is normal I am told but the question is how do we make them realize the seriousness of such things such as texting or drinking and driving? Nothing seems real to a teen until it actually happens to someone close to them or themselves, [...]
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Yet another thing to talk to your kids about. Bath salts. I am not talking about that stuff you sprinkle into your bath tub to make you feel better. I am referring to a very powerful drug. If you have not yet heard of bath salts, make sure you learn all you can. They are [...]
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Yet another thing to talk to my kids about – vodka eyeballing. What will they come up with next? Seriously, pouring alcohol into your eyes. What are they thinking? Probably not thinking – as most teens don’t seem to do. Apparently teens don’t think they are getting drunk fast enough and pouring vodka into their [...]
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We all know the world is changing and big brother is watching. But when does it become too much? I am all for keeping my kids safe. Trust me, I would keep them in a bubble if I could – no lie. But as kids, we lived – and we learned. Are parents today relying [...]
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As a mom I would like to always know where my kids are, what they are doing, and ensure they are safe. Technology is giving us these tools. They are giving us ways to keep up on what our kids are doing online, who they are interacting with, how fast they are driving, and even [...]
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Just when you think you have it all under control, the bad people of the world come up with one more. I am about ready to lock my kids up in my nice, safe, cozy, house and keep them safe from all the boogymen out there. But, wait! They are coming through our power lines…through [...]
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