Storytelling By Mothers by Maureen Eich VanWalleghan
June 30th, 2018
Today, I watched First They Killed My Father, from director Angelina Jolie shot from the perspective of a five-year-old child experiencing personally the decimation of her family in Cambodia during the rise of the Khmer Rouge. Last night’s selection found me watching Bridget Jones’s Baby directed by Sharon Maguire. These ...
From the Fire to the Frying Pan By: Lori Loesch
November 29th, 2014
Dear God, I'm sorry for not working hard. Only You know the reason I do not work hard enough to suit David and Chuck. I'm sorry I let them bother me, get to me. Only You Know the reason I endured Ed, Cook, Ann, and now David and Chuck. ...
Out On A Low Note by Peggy Bogaard-Lapp
January 4th, 2014
I made my daughter cry today, on the last day of 2013 when we should be in a more celebratory mood. Instead, I yelled at her for making a mess on the floor that I had just just! vacuumed. She didn't even look at me. She got up, gathered her ...
Helping Your Hurting Child – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
October 10th, 2012
What a week. More accurately, what a month. A few weeks back I wrote about my son's anger and frustration over going down a reading level. I helped him through that devastating blow to his self esteem as described in an addendum to that post. Still, my son continues to ...
Navigating the Letdowns of a New School Year – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
September 19th, 2012
My son is a very independent, self-confident, intelligent, self assured nine-year-old. He is also persistent, perseverant and displays many leadership qualities. All of these characteristics are terrific. Except when my son becomes extremely frustrated and angry, which he has been lately. As many of you know, my son has a learning ...
