Tag Archives: motherhood
Caregiver Humor
We had just run out of character bandages when my son scraped his knee, so I explained that we had to use a “plain one.” He stared at it and said, Where’s the airplane? – Jane Burruss My daughter final … Continue reading
Parenting Advice
Parenting is its own kind of craftmanship- Ben Napler Let kids touch the breakables really- Vern Yip Let kids order their own ice cream -Rick Steves When I was five years old, my father brought a small farm where we … Continue reading
God’s Plan
My mother shared with me how she chose not to attend college so she could marry my father in the 1960s, but she always held on to her dream of becoming a home economics teacher. Three children later, though she … Continue reading
Never Too Late for Self-Love
For most of my life, I feared that I was never doing enough, never good enough, never skinny enough. This surprises people who know me as a strong, positive woman, a generous teacher and mother of two sons. Alas, it … Continue reading
Caregiver Humor
Something cute. I came home yesterday from work and Mom came out to the kitchen to greet me. I said, “Mom, you have on my sweat pants!” We each have a pair of soft, comfy pea green sweats. Hers are … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 