by Robin | Oct 13, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 9 ~ In writing my 31 Days of Parenting Teens and Tweens, I've talked to other parents about what they'd advise if they were writing in my place. My sister, whose two daughters, 18 and 19, are six shades of...
by Robin | Oct 12, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Kids, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
By the time your children hit double digits, they're on their way to becoming who it is they'll become. Some studies suggest their personality is set by first grade. By the time kids hit middle school, pubescent-related, seemingly bi-polar mood...
by Robin | Oct 5, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Kids, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
A parenting series that doesn't build from one post to the next; rather, it's a collection of thoughts and advice from a mama who's been there, doing that, intended as encouragement, not dogma. I hope you'll check in every day to see if I'm...
by Robin | Oct 4, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Kids, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting
It's bound to happen; Murphy has a law that says so– You commit to writing 31 days in a row, something you haven't done in y.e.a.r.s…. And not just to write about anything, but to write about parenting… And not just about parenting, but about...
by Robin | Aug 23, 2011 | Family, Life Philosophy, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal
Nine months I get to know her before I ever see her face, that perfect round face topped in downy black with serious eyes and delicate features, and though my sister warned me it might not happen, it was love at first sight. Love before first sight. I marvel:...
by Robin | Aug 17, 2011 | Family, Favorite things, Gratitude, Kids, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
She accomplished something I haven't seen many accomplish: She changed because she wanted to. It wasn't easy, either. You see, it's one thing to see yourself as you are, desire to change something about yourself, and then...