I can see how it becomes harder for parents to make friends as their children get older, especially once they children are adults themselves. We often connect with parents of their friends as we drive to a sit in the audience of events, practises, competitions, etc. Then suddenly, those “forced” interactions are no longer. Sometimes … Read more
When our youngest was three years old, I left my marriage. I wanted, and needed for my children to have, and witness only strong social connections within our home. We’d been through more climbs and dips of the roller coaster that was our relationship – with another posting, a deployment and more. By the time … Read more
That’s right. You are not a perfect parent. It really shouldn’t be news to you that you’re not perfect. Not perfect in general, not even a perfect parent. If it is, you may be somewhat delusional. Guess what? Those other parents. They’re not perfect either. Not even the ones who lead you to believe they … Read more
Since recently losing my mom to cancer, the isolation that can accompany being a mom is all the more poignant to me. I may not be a new mom in the general sense anymore, but I am new to being a mom of a tween, and will be new to parenting a teen, maybe … Read more
My mother will love reading this. Do you remember those days when you heard “just wait until you have children of your own”? This stuff is small potatoes, but I really feel like I’m reliving what my mother went through with me when I was the very same age as my darling 9 year old … Read more
Digging into my archives I found an article that I wanted to link to in my next blog entry. This is several years old, but the still applies. I’ve updated the links, since I can no longer find my own article that was referred to here. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Finding the Right One – the challenge of … Read more