Category: Parenting
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The Day After
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. It was a beautiful day. My husband and I went to church then to the movies. We have six children, one very adult daughter, three newly adult daughters and two teen sons. Did any of the children spend time with me? Did I receive any gifts? One daughter was home and…
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Okay…
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? I would ban the word “okay” and while I’m at it I will ban the tone that is used with it. Instead of using that lazy word use the word that means the same thing, “Yes”. My teenagers use…
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Write Consistently
What could you do differently? I saw a quote that really slapped me in the face, “Will your descendants ever read your Facebook timeline?” ~ Sharon Jones No. My future family will not. What kind of written legacy am I leaving for them? That reminds me, I have a book to finish. Light & Love,…
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Home
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. My first thought is home is in Florida. I’ve been to England, so for distance that’s the furthest. I was six. My grandfather kept telling me, “When you get to London you will have tea with the Queen.” I believed him. The first time…
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What I learned about Daughters so far.
I learned while raising four girls that I don’t know anything. Raising teenagers is not for the faint of heart. Being a parent is hard. H.A.R.D.! I am in the middle of this war, and if you think it is not a war, you are wrong. We, parents, are fighting social media, society, other parents,…
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Day 126
Being a human #126 Trust is difficult to acquire and super easy to lose. Be a human worth trusting.
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Day 115
Being a human #115 Humans are allowed to expect the fellow humans in their lives, homes and families to do what what is right. Humans are allowed to place expectations on the members of their household. Humans are allowed to be grumpy when those other humans do not do as they are expected. Today, I…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 