The Teenage Years Are Rough…But Just You Wait
The teenage years are rough. Rough as in how the ocean behaves on the rocky side of an island. Thrashing…
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The teenage years are rough. Rough as in how the ocean behaves on the rocky side of an island. Thrashing…
Continue ReadingI HATE MATH. Specifically, algebra—algebra is the worst! I will never use any of this in real life. Like, when…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years of marriage and raising a family, my husband and I decided to embark on a change of…
Continue ReadingMy husband and I recently watched the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why. For those unfamiliar, it is a show about a…
Continue ReadingI have three sons who range in age from fifteen to twenty-five. In theory, I should be an expert at…
Continue ReadingIt’s kind of like the More You Know public service announcements, but for teens. Don’t Flirt With the World Smoking,…
Continue ReadingIn my first year as a teacher, I made a call home to a flabbergasted, heartbroken mom, explaining that her…
Continue ReadingUMMMM... Say what? It's O-ffish {and if you read that as AWFISH then you need to read this post as…
Continue ReadingI remember those teen girl years so well. I remember the emotion, the growing pains, the insecurities. Maybe that is…
Continue ReadingWhenever an article about raising children advises that we hug our teenagers more - I inwardly cringe. For the record,…
Continue ReadingWhen I was 16 and on LSD, the decorative apple split open and so did I. Let’s start from the…
Continue ReadingFriends, as most of you know, I get to spend an hour each week with a group of young people…
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