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...
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...
by Robin | Oct 21, 2011 | Recipes
For all things magically delicious, pleasesubscribe to PENSIEVE in a reader or by email! Thank you! Bacon + Chocolate = ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! Dedicated to Lisa-Jo, Deidra, Alli, Tsh…and bacon-n-chocolate lovers everywhere! I found the...
by Robin | Oct 20, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Mom stuff, On my soapbox, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
~ 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Day 14 ~ Eventually your t(w)een will get a cell phone; statistics suggest it's only a matter of time. According to a Pew Research Center article, 75% of 12-17 year olds own cell phones; one-third sends...
by Robin | Oct 19, 2011 | Chattanooga, youtube ROCKS!
Well, now…if this isn't a Chattanooga Convention & Visitor's Bureau dream, I don't know what is– (Read the backstory here.) With all that whine, though, I think I'll pass along a hunk of cheese and a link to my parenting...