Call Me…Maybe by Conlee Ricketts
October 7th, 2013
I set my ringer to “Vintage,” turned off all my other phone alerts and went to bed. I had decided to try a day without texts, emails and social media. I announced on Facebook that if anyone needed me they would actually have to call me. I knew my “absence from ...
October 2013 Later Mom Profile: Eliza Moore
October 1st, 2013
NAME: Eliza Moore AGE: 37 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: Montreal, Quebec CHILD’s NAME/AGE: Xavier 2 I am a mother, singer songwriter (although sometimes I prefer to use the term composer as it broadens the possibility field), fiddle player, yoga instructor, and overall seeker of spiritual fulfillment and joy. This link to my recent music video release will ...
My Halloween Growing Pains by Conlee Ricketts
September 30th, 2013
In thirty days the energy in our house is going to be ALL Halloween! It’s my daughter’s favorite holiday. She spends weeks pondering what she will “be”. In fact our house is usually decorated by mid September. Not this year. I am wondering what’s going on?? When she was younger she ...
Another Teenager in the House by Sharon O’Donnell
August 3rd, 2013
Today my 'baby' turns 13. For so long, he has played the role of my 'little boy', younger brother to Billy and David who are 9 and 6 years older than he is, respectively. As the older ones grew up, started shaving, driving, dating, and going to college -- I ...
GUEST POST BLOG: “You’re Not My Boss” — Cultivating Respect by Sue Sanders
July 21st, 2013
“You’re not my boss.” My daughter Lizzie is fourteen. Therefore, over the previous few years, I’ve heard this phrase more times than I can count. It’s as if she’s got it on autorepeat. My friends also hear this near constant refrain from their children, as well. Why is this expression ...
My Math-Challenged Son by Robin Gorman Newman
June 14th, 2013
Another school year has flown by....though it didn't exactly feel like flying while we were in it. It was actually a challenging year school-wise for a variety of reasons, one of which is my son's extreme challenges with math. I'm a creative person, so numbers are not my strength....though I can ...
Dangerous Case of Mistaken Identity by Robin Gorman Newman
My fourth grade son came home from school the other day and said “mommy…something happened in school today.” I said, “tell me.” He said, “a drunk man came into SCOPE (the after school program). I said “what?” He said a “drunk came in.” “How do you know he was drunk?” ...
