Archive for May, 2012
A Memorial Day to Remember by Liimu
May 31st, 2012
Memorial Day is about remembering, especially remembering those heroes who died for our country. It has also become a holiday about food - hamburgers and hot dogs cooked on the grill, fancy cakes decorated to look like the American flag, beer, ice cream, and lots of sitting around by the ...
Where O Where Have All The Thank Yous Gone? by Dina Ramon
May 31st, 2012
The other day my daughter’s teacher asked me if I knew that my daughter is the only child in her class who consistently says ‘thank you’ when she is given a cookie or some other treat by a visiting parent or teacher. And because she says ‘thank you’ she gets ...
Heather Bowles
May 30th, 2012
Born and raised in the Midwest, Heather Bowles is a former special education teacher specialized in severe and profound mental retardation and physical handicaps, and current stay at home mom to a newborn girl. When she is not cleaning cloth diapers, washing bottles or cuddling/wearing the baby, she spends her ...
Waves – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
May 30th, 2012
Today is Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. My seventeenth wedding anniversary. I'm at a fairly well known Beach Resort, Gurney's Inn, located in Montauk, Long Island. I came to escape any thoughts about my wedding anniversary and wouldn't you know it; There is a wedding taking place right at this ...
Reflections of a Later Mom by Margaret Hart
May 29th, 2012
Most days I don't think of myself as a "later" mom, just as a mom trying to do her best. But I have to be honest, there are days, and certain occasions, when being a later mom is top of mind. Lately, it seems, I've had more occasions than usual ...
I Got This by Lisa Kelly
May 29th, 2012
I keep telling myself I can do this. I did this before. Not only did I do this, but I did it extraordinarily well. I never missed a day of work with my first child (despite having morning sickness until the 7th month). I was so ...
Love for Grown-Ups – Book Review by Jamie Levine
May 28th, 2012
Those who know me—and/or regularly read my blog—know that I’m a single mother by choice. After years of dating—but never meeting Mr. Right—I began to feel my biological clock ticking and didn’t want to settle for Mr. Wrong. Thus, I decided to do things backwards: have a baby first, and ...
Cyma Shapiro Chats with Maureen Healy, author, Growing Happy Kids
May 27th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_5435" align="aligncenter" width="206" caption="Maureen Healy"][/caption]Hello. I’m glad I’m interviewing you today. Your topic is near and dear to me, since I often feel like I’m failing my children when (despite strong support systems) we have daily chaos, unresolved issues and much tension in our house. Please tell me why ...
What do you mean, nobody will play with you? by:Stacey Honowitz
May 27th, 2012
Well, my daughter really knows how to get to me. Its been very difficult these last few weeks to get her to go to school. She is going through a phase where she just wants to hang out at home, and in her words have a "lazy day". She ...
Undefined Feelings at Graduation by Sharon O’Donnell
May 26th, 2012
I’m not quite sure what it is – why I feel such a sense of melancholy as my middle son graduates from high school and prepares to leave for college in August. I think it’s a combination of things that makes this experience different from the one I had when ...
