It was always my goal to raise strong, assertive children. In addition, I was particularly determined to instill in my daughters a sense of equality. I never wanted them to feel as females as if they were secondary or needed to be submissive to males. I wanted them all to be comfortable in their individuality and fierce in their defense of [...]
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Face time equality…
For the past five years or so, I have created a family calendar each year and distributed it en masse to the family each Christmas. I do our family calendar on Vistaprint.com - far and away my favorite printing site. The calendar is filled with family photos from the past year. It isn't as if the family calendar has ever [...]
The ashes…
Today is the two year anniversary of the Galleria Fire. It is a date that is burned in my memory and my family's history. My two sons, Noah and Cory, and their roommate, Alex, lost everything they owned, their pets, and their naivete about fire's relentless nature. It was a difficult experience and the loss was great. But I would [...]
The anniversary.
We all have significant dates in our lives that are not on the standard calendar. Sometimes those dates are based on happy events such as a marriage, a significant life change, a child's birth, etc. Sometimes those dates are based on sad events such as a divorce, loss of a loved one or a dramatic change [...]
And the beat goes on…
Today my third oldest child (or conversely my second youngest child) - Cory - turned 23. Holy moly...where did the time go? This year my oldest child will turn...GULP...30!!! I never thought I would be more horrified about someone else's age than my own - but goodness gracious - having a child who is almost [...]
Child number three in the birth order…
Cory - child number three in the birth order and quickly approaching age 22 - was over and being a smart ass yesterday and I told him if he didn't cut it out I would come over to where he was sitting and smack him. He threatened to throw his water on me. I told [...]
No mansion yet…
I spent a good part of Monday with my son Cory running around doing errands. As I have said before, all my children have very different personalities, but Cory is by far the funniest kid in the bunch. The other kids are quick-witted and we all share a similar sense-of-humor, but Cory is the kid [...]
THE NEW FORTY 