Originally published on Her View From Home: https://herviewfromhome.com/finding-true-friendships-in-high-school/ “I hate school,” my 15-year-old daughter says as she snuggles up next to me on any given Sunday night. “It just sucks because I loved school last year.” I’ve heard it all before, and I have a pretty good idea of what’s going on. What I’ve learned Continue Reading
Hansel and Gretel Had it Coming
Sometimes, you are on the phone with your sister, frustrated, one last defeated thought away from plunging into tear filled hysteria. “What do I do about these kids?” You ask. “Yesterday, they were being so whiny all day, like all damn day! So, I thought a walk might do them some good. Get some energy Continue Reading
Super Bowl Smack-Down: A lesson in Judgment from a 5-year old
There is a running joke in my household. My husband is the blamer, I am the judger. An unusual number of mosquitoes at the front door? Clearly my fault for leaving water in forgotten buckets outside, while the kids were playing. Teenager spent a small fortune on those ready-worn-out jeans? Hey kid, if you wanted Continue Reading
There is Silence Here
Dear Mamas, The days are long, sometimes so long, but the years are short. Imagine yourself now, twenty years down the road, when you finally get that peace you so crave. Where are you? Where are they? There is silence In the peace of the late morning, I sip my coffee. No rush, no one’s Continue Reading
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