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Hints & Tips for Your College-Bound Student: Part Time Job or Full Time Student? #31Days

by Robin | Oct 2, 2014 | 31 Days: Hints & Tips for College Bound Students, Uncategorized

As I’ve thought through what to include in this series, I’ve realized some content will be of more value to those who are years away from college, while other posts will be more helpful for students with high school graduation in sight. To keep things...

Disappointment and redemption

by Robin | Jun 11, 2012 | Parenting, Teens & Tweens

"…I look back on the way I was then, a young, stupid kid who committed that terrible crime. I want to talk to him. Try and talk some sense into him…."~ Red, to the Parole Board, Shawshank Redemption If you're a parent, even if...

Telling stories

by Robin | Nov 12, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Family, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens

No matter what you do in your life, what you create, what career you have, whether you have a family or kids, or make a lot of money… your greatest creation is always going to be your life’s story. Because it’s like this container that holds all of those other things....