I haven't written about mothering experiences as a step mom yet. The reason is, I haven't discussed it yet with my step-daughters. They are both pretty much grown now, 18 & 21. They were 10 & 13 when I became their step-mother. My experiences with them have been … [Read more...]
Holiday Traditions – III
I hope it's OK to write about Christmas traditions as we make the last left over turkey sandwich and put the festive placemats away for another year. This is the first 1/2 hour that I have had to myself since the 24th of December where I didn't have to cook or clean or prepare to cook or clean and … [Read more...]
Kids and Marriage
Does your relationship with your kids affect your marriage? I know that in the early years there is the whole sleep deprivation and division of chores thing, but what about when they get older. We have a 17 year old, 14 year old, 12 year old and 3 year old in our house and things can get quite … [Read more...]
Just when you think she’s all grown up…
Actually, after 20 years of working with teenagers, I rarely think they are all grown up, but they do. Some of them think that at 12, like my buddy Sirtalksalot, but this post his about his big sister. Cupcake turns 17 on Tuesday, she has a part-time job, a full time, long term boyfriend, is in her … [Read more...]
Catholic Guilt
There is a great line in " The Commitments"(which you should see if you haven't) where a poor Irish white guy is trying to channel the greats of soul for his saxophone and he wanders around Dublin chanting, "I'm black and I'm proud." I have days where I wander … [Read more...]