Thoughts about motherhood, kids and being a working Mom
My seventeen-year-old high school junior and her friends are wading through the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been almost three months since her school closed. I remember when we were all hopeful that her summer plans would only be slightly altered,… Read More »The Impact of COVID-19 on Teens
I think it’s because my first daughter has gone off to college. As I was preparing myself and her departure and trying to fit in all the last-minute words of wisdom , I found that the issue of sexual assault… Read More »Sons and Daughters and Sexual Assault
My husband and I just sent our second child off to college. We were familiar with the unsettling feelings of whether you gave them all the tools to be successful as they head out the door. With both kids, we tried to have the… Read More »Communicating with Grown Kids
I read Petula Dvorak who writes regularly for the Washington Post. #1, she cracks me up. #2, she writes about very real and local things. #3, she is another one of those women who juggles working full-time and raising her kids. This week, she wrote a fabulous piece… Read More »Great Article for Working Mom’s . . .
Yesterday was filled with mixed emotions. The news of Osama bin Laden’s assassination was shocking to everyone. In my family’s case we found ourselves having to explain America’s reaction to our sixteen year old German exchange student who has been visiting for the last month. … Read More »Perspective on Yesterday’s News
As a Digital Media person, it’s high time that I started a blog of my own. I’ve done a lot of writing but always on behalf of someone else. Now it’s my turn to share some of my own thoughts… Read More »Context Anyone?