by Robin | Jun 25, 2018 | Memoir, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Uncategorized
I couldn’t take my eyes off of him. His skin was the color of summer and youth, beautiful and smooth and the stuff of a 1970-something Coppertone ad, minus a black Boykin Spaniel. This wasn’t his first day at the pool. He couldn’t have been...
by Robin | Aug 11, 2017 | Parenting
After the silence, sound is different. It’s not necessarily better or worse, it’s just different. Maybe it’s more about discernment; being careful about what you’re listening to, who you’re listening to. And I’m not talking...
by Robin | Dec 9, 2010 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
Young boys should never be sent to bed… they always wake up a day older. J.M. Barrie in Finding Neverland With fairy steps I stealth into his room and slip under layers of covers to envelop his body. We're spoons. He's a...
by Robin | Oct 11, 2010 | Parenting, Personal, Photos
He’s eagerly anticipated it for days and had a near meltdown the night before when he thought he missed this Once-in-a-Century E v e n t. I wasn’t exaggerating when I mentioned my son’s personal obsession. October 10, 2010, 10:10:10...
by Robin | Jul 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
While he was camping for the week with a friend in the North Carolina mountains, my youngest had the audacity to grow taller than me! For that little stunt I've grounded him til school starts. I'm not sure if it was tent sleeping, mountain...