by Robin | May 13, 2011 | Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal
Today is Friday the 13th and though I'm not the superstitious type, this day is weighty and significant and I find myself holding my breath. It is the eve of my first born's high school graduation. Tomorrow will mark the closing of one door and the...
by Robin | May 11, 2011 | Family, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Kids, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Ouch!, Parenting
I'm a believer in the five love languages as explained by Dr. Gary Chapman; it's a New York Times bestseller and a helpful read in understanding relational dynamics and how we're wired to give and receive love. I believe in Chapman's...
by Robin | May 4, 2011 | Family, Favorite things, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Nostalgia, Ouch!, Parenting, Personal
"Shit." In four letters I was outed at our playgroup, betrayed by Goldilocks: I was a terrible mother. Not quite five years old she obviously had learned it "somewhere." Everyone knew somewhere was probably home, and because I spent...
by Robin | Apr 15, 2011 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Personal, Teens & Tweens, Writing
How can the ordinary be nothing short of miraculous? Before first breath she was wholly dependent on me. Every beat of my heart thundered in her ears, the white noise of mother comfort. My body was her protector, her strength, her incubator…her...
by Robin | Apr 5, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos
His bones were broken… And though it could’ve been much worse, he had surgery… …felt lousy for a little while, and will have to sit out most of the soccer season. When it happened and he was hurting bad, I was hurting bad. And...
by Robin | Mar 24, 2011 | Family, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Kids, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
He's amused, this boy-man of mine, perhaps more with himself than me; he knows . He likes this power, the ingenuity to hold me hostage, to keep me waiting and wondering, the ability to make me laugh. It is his super power and he brandishes it at will...