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Has your organizational strategy changed since BC (before children)?
I grew up in a home with an obsessive-compulsive father. His closets were organized by color and sleeve length and separated by work versus leisure. His kitchen cabinets resembled Martha’s only with...
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Children and Coping with Adults’ Illnesses
My mother has cancer and two of my uncles have died from cancer since my children were born. It’s not easy to explain death to small children. But, for my children, it’s more normal I think than most,...
View ArticleReward or Punish: What Kind of Parent Are You?
I have an extreme opinion on this matter. It revolves around the fact that I was expected to do what was right because that’s what was right. And, I rarely recall receiving anything as a reward for...
View ArticleI’m a Mommy Blogger and Proud of It
A recent definition by someone who claims to be a mommy but has been uber critical of Mommy Bloggers read like this, and this is a direct quote “MommyBloogers* (which is code for ‘stayathome moms that...
View ArticleWhen Adults Argue and What the Children Actually Hear
Unlike most adult mother/daughter combinations, even the birth of my own children didn’t make the relationship between my mother and I any better. We simply just don’t see eye to eye often. And,...
View ArticleReward and Punishment for Report Cards
Let me first say, I am not anti-home school. What I am is one who believes in a balance between what works. If public schools work, then so be it. If home schooling works for your family, maybe one...
View ArticleChildren’s Learning Styles
I’ve made no bones about my parenting philosophy, public school’s homework policies, and my decision to punish for bad grades versus reward for good ones. A not-so-quaint conversation with a group of...
View ArticleDecision Time: Summer Fun or Lack of It
Let me first just tell you that I am spoiled. My mom has been around in the summer in recent years to help with my kids. I could work for several hours a day, they would hang out with her and then we...
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