Category Archives: Things I wish I would have known when I was 15.

The brutal truth about life is sometimes you’ll never win. My daughter learned this truth last week, and it broke my heart. She’s been trying to get on the competing ballroom team at her high school for three years now. … Continue reading →

Teachers, just like all people, aren’t perfect, but I love it when they understand the importance of letting a child discover for themselves. Recently, my daughter came home with George Orwell’s 1984 novel. I walked upstairs and saw her reading … Continue reading →

Everyone makes mistakes, everyone at one time or another has let someone down. But both the wronged and the perpetrator in every instance have an opportunity to take these moments and turn them into something positive. If you are the … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but I’m surprised at how social media has become an never-ending experience of walking on eggshells for some. Heaven forbid you don’t agree with every single person your friends with. I hate to break it … Continue reading →

My thoughts on what makes a good parent has changed much over the years. My mother always told me to never say never when it came to kids, and boy, was she right. I had such grand thoughts before I … Continue reading →

A good friend of mind recently told me that I never seemed to have a hair out of place. “Have you ever had a bad hair day? It’s like perfection 24/7.” I laughed so hard I snorted. “Um…don’t be deceived. … Continue reading →

For all the great things technology can do these days, I can say without a shadow of doubt it is ruining the rising generation’s interpersonal skills. As long their thumbs are doing the talking or they are speaking over a … Continue reading →

This week my sixteen-year-old daughter walked into my bathroom and caught my husband giving me a very long, sensual kiss. She acted way more shocked than grossed out. “Whoa, I didn’t know you guys ever did that kind of thing?” … Continue reading →