Parenting

A few pearls of wisdom from a mom watching her son move out and far away…   Take care of your body. Eat vegetables. Use sunscreen. Drive defensively. Drink moderately. In other words, please take good care of this person that I have protected for the past 20 years! Take care of your brain. Eat… Continue reading Mom’s Words of Wisdom to a Grown Up Child

7:00 p.m. Dinner table. Elliot, age 8, on my left. Daniel, age 19, on my right. Martin, AKA Hubby, across from me. Supper tonight was a family favorite: steaks smothered in tomato and olive sauce served with pasta. After supper, we stay sitting around the table and chat for a while. Which is nice, right?… Continue reading Amazing Family Dinner-Time Conversations

Ok so here is my message in a bottle question, I am writing it down on this little scrap of laptop and tossing out into the ocean of internet. What’s a mom to do? My teenage son did not want to come on vacation with us. Should I have insisted? The photo above is from… Continue reading Kids, Vacation, and the Good Old days