Never say never

August 3, 2010

I am a mom of three.  A mom who has been through the newborn years, the toddler years, the preschool years, the elementary years, and now ‘eeek‘ the middle school years. I have been through projectile vomit, allergies, asthma, potty training, boys, girls, shyness, boldness, first day of kindergarten, scary doctor appointments, field trips, play [...]

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Are you drugging your kids?

July 30, 2010

Mom is having a bad day and needs a break….grab the Benadryl. There has been a lot of talk lately about moms drugging kids.  Yup, drugging kids. The hype is all about those parents who give their kids medication (mostly sedatives) for a break.  I will say I have never given my kids medication for [...]

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Gene testing – would you?

July 22, 2010

I am one of the first to say YAY to medical advancement and new technology.  I really can’t imagine living back years ago when we didn’t have the treatments or testing capabilities that we do now.  I was one of those that HAD to find out what the sex of my baby was when I [...]

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The “parent check” – do you do it?

July 19, 2010

Are parents too trusting these days?  Maybe just oblivious.  Or…maybe too busy?  What happened to ‘making sure the parents are home’? Now that we are past the ‘play date’ stage with my older two kids, things are getting a bit trickier. Bonfire parties, parties with both boys and girls, friends that I never met during [...]

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Teens and jealousy – is it changing?

July 14, 2010

Do you remember jealousy as a teen?  Of course you do.  Now, you may not have been one of those super jealous people who just about flipped any time your boyfriend talked to another girl, but I think we all had some form of jealousy in us (some still do). I am starting to wonder [...]

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Teens and their friends, or I mean their ‘lovers’

July 9, 2010

I finally did it.  I agreed to let my son have a Facebook Page.  Ugh, I know.  But let me just say I came to the conclusion I would rather he have a legitimate page, me be his friend, me have his password, me set his privacy settings, and me go over and over the [...]

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Today’s tweens in today’s digital world

July 2, 2010

We all know our kids are growing up in a super digital world compared to that of what we did.  My ‘digital’ went as far as the Commodore-64 and Merlin (remember Merlin?).  In no way, shape, or form did our digital worlds mean connecting with people across the world or even next door for that [...]

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From bike to car overnight

June 29, 2010

I don’t know if it is just that I am getting older or maybe it is the paranoid mom factor coming out, but all of a sudden 16 just seems way to young to be driving. I remember being 16. I felt old enough. I felt in control. I didn’t feel too young. I also [...]

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Taking over your kid’s money – is it right?

June 25, 2010

Remember when you were a kid opening presents and the cards were boring? Remember how much you wanted a present to open and not just a card?  To me they were not much fun, but the reason was because any money I got went straight to my parents to put in a bank account for [...]

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Do you make your kids kiss the relatives?

June 23, 2010

Were you brought up giving all your relatives hugs and kisses before saying goodbye? Many families believe it is disrespectful not to kiss grandma and grandpa and sometimes aunts, uncles, and cousins too, goodbye before leaving.  Some relatives may even be insulted if not properly hugged or kissed hello or goodbye.  Of course just like [...]

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