I understand and appreciate the notion that we should not treat doctors as demigods. They are, after all, just human beings - well-educated and trained human beings in medical science, but human beings nonetheless. Human beings make mistakes; hence, sometimes doctors make mistakes. That is the premise behind second opinions. I am not a medical doctor, nor [...]
Tag: parenting
Gentle nudging…
I learned BIG news last weekend, but I was told to sit on it. I was not allowed to tell a bunch of other folks, I was not allowed to post it on Facebook and I was told quite clearly that I was not to write about it in my blog. So I sat on it...somewhat. I had to [...]
A community embrace…
It has been a very sad week in the West Fargo School District. The death of 17 year old Eleni Wilson from a brain aneurysm permeated the district with the somber reminder that we never know how long we have with anyone. Even though we all intellectually understand that, the loss of anyone so young is difficult to [...]
Validation.
You won't ever catch me saying I am the perfect parent - I am not. To be a perfect parent I would have to be a perfect person. I am not a perfect person. I can think of plenty of moments over my 30 years of parenting to-date that I could have done better with. Unfortunately, [...]
I am a life ruiner…
I am a life ruiner...or so I am told. I have heard this many times over the past couple of decades. Those would be the decades of my parenting children who have advanced into the "I believe I know what is best for my life" stage of development. It starts somewhere between the ages of [...]
Abstinence until marriage…is that a realistic message?
Let me say at the outset that I am neither advocating for or condoning teen sex. What I am doing (so we are clear at the outset) is questioning how realistic it is to promote abstinence until marriage to teens. I have been pondering this question since I picked up the Survival Guide for the Parents [...]
The revenge of Cheyenne
Here's the thing about having a new boyfriend and a kid at home - eventually they are going to talk. First there is small talk - the getting to know you kind of stuff - such as favorite foods, television shows, hobbies, etc. That usually is followed by a variety of conversations that explore both [...]
THE NEW FORTY 