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Rollar coaster and BIG mistakes

by Robin | Oct 29, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Parenting, Teens & Tweens

~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 19 ~ I don't know why it took me so long to learn this one; it's not like she didn't tell me e v e r y time I did it. Embarrassed her. In front of grown-ups. And sometimes ~ cardinal sin...

Perfect timing (with strings attached)

by Robin | Oct 24, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Parenting, Teens & Tweens

~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 18 ~ Had I learned a simple lesson earlier in marriage, the past 24 years might have been smoother. The art of t i m i n g. It can be the difference between delight and disappointment, contentment or...

Woulda, coulda, shoulda…phhhhbt!

by Robin | Oct 22, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Advice, Parenting, Teens & Tweens

~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 16 ~ Now that we're over the half-way point in my series, I realize there's something I should've made clear from the beginning: Give yourself a break You're the perfect parent for your...

Remember the village, people!

by Robin | Oct 21, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Advice, Parenting, Teens & Tweens

~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 15 ~ Parenting isn't for cowards. Parenting isn't easy. In parenting, you impact the future. So do what you can to stack the odds in your favor, lesson (imagined) fears of failure and minimize the...