How to Embarass Your Child During a College Visit

As a veteran now of three college visits with my recently minted senior, I have accumulated some valuable information that I would like to share with those who are also beginning this journey. So here are my top 10 tips for maximizing the level of embarrassment you can provide during college visits. You can chose […]

Reasons my Teenager is Screaming

Raising a teenager is fun. Mostly. They are becoming more independent, have lots of smart and funny things to say, sleep a ridiculous amount. But then there are the moments where something clicks inside the teenaged mind, based on some event in the environment (usually something the mother did), and then there is a short […]

Babies v. Teenagers

I used to be a Mommy Blogger.  I talked about the fun things I did with my kids, and even did some product reviews and stuff. I was almost legit. Alas, there is a shelf life on that sort of thing. No one really wants to hear about how I sit around and watch my […]

Lorelai Gilmore is making me look bad

I am generally fairly confident in the quality of my mothering.  I try to be cool enough to not embarrass, yet uncool enough to maintain the appropriate levels of fear and respect that lead to compliance in areas like hygiene, safety, and some semblance of manners.  My kids are turning into awesome people and we […]