If this is your first time joining me for the Keeping It Real Challenge, click here to learn what it’s all about. Do you ever feel like a failure? I do. All. The. Time. Did I have these feelings when I was younger? I’m sure I did, but I don’t really remember now; probably because […]
I planted a seed
The other day I got annoyed with my husband over something silly and small. Although I was aware of my overreaction, I allowed my feelings to brew. Pretty soon my minor annoyance grew into finding fault with everything he did. By the end of the day, I was finally willing to admit my wrong attitude […]
Week 23: The cable guy
If this is your first time joining me for the Keeping It Real Challenge, click here to learn what it’s all about. I should have known it wouldn’t be easy. I imagined calling the cable company, telling them we were cancelling our television subscription, and that would be that. Since the approximately 19 bazillion phone […]
Lessons from a wallflower: Feigning abandon
I sit on a plush, padded seat watching the sea of children at the front of the auditorium move like waves to the loud, upbeat music. They are having a blast. Dancing, bouncing, trying to copy the arm motions of the people on stage. I shift my eyes toward the back of the group, right […]
Week 22: The kids are all right
First time joining me for the Keeping It Real Challenge? Click here to learn what it’s all about. Some parts of parenting leave me a little stumped. Okay, maybe lots of parts of parenting leave me stumped. This gig ain’t easy. My latest conundrum? What do to about name-calling. Look, I know kids calling other […]
The teen pregnancy problem: Solved!
There has always been a lot of consternation over teens having babies. The problem is discussed and possible solutions are brainstormed, but still, the problem persists. I would like to humbly submit a solution to not just decrease the teen pregnancy rate, but eradicate it. Bold statement? Perhaps, but hear me out. The Teen Pregnancy […]
Week 21: Kindergarten cop
First time joining me for the Keeping It Real Challenge? Click here to learn what it’s all about. I did it. I survived Eli’s first year of school. I survived him being gone five days a week from 7:30 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. I wasn’t sure I would survive it when […]
52 reasons I’m happy I married my husband
Father’s Day always gets me thinking about the important men in my life. I have been blessed with an amazing dad and should probably be writing about him (sorry Dad!), but today I’ve decided to highlight the father of my children: My amazing husband. Here, in no particular order (except maybe the first one since […]
Advice for my sons that flies in the face of convention
Dear Sons, As you grow older, you will hear something from women over and over again. It is a phrase that has been repeated thousands, nay millions, of times to men everywhere. Sometimes the women in your life will say it with laughter in their voices. Sometimes they will cry it in frustration. They may […]
Week 20: Driving in cars with boys
First time joining me for the Keeping It Real Challenge? Click here to learn what it’s all about. For Eli’s birthday last month, we bought him Sea Dogs tickets (for those of you who don’t live around here, the Sea Dogs are the Red Sox Double-A team). The game was this past Sunday. We left […]