A few weeks before my son left for college, he pulled me aside and said, “I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo.” I was shocked and surprised. I used to believe that tattoos were bad. I used to believe our bodies were sacred and getting a tattoo was like putting graffiti on a beautiful building.… Read More The Astronaut Tattoo
One of my very favorite books is called, It is a book about a mother’s love for her son. It details the numerous messy stages from childhood to adulthood. Throughout the book, despite the child’s total disregard for cleanliness and order, the mother still loves her son. I admire this mother. I am currently in… Read More 11 year old boys
Parenting is really fun, but also very challenging. One of the most challenging things, is figuring out how to teach my kids all of the important information that they need to know to be happy, successful, well-adjusted adults. I compiled a short list of the basic conversations that I have had (or still need to… Read More Parenting Conversations
I love being a mom. I have loved all of the phases of motherhood. I haven’t always been a good mom (sometimes I’ve been pretty awful), but I have always loved my kids. Motherhood- phase 1 Babies I loved my babies. I loved smelling them and feeling their soft skin. I loved nursing them and… Read More A new stage of motherhood