by Robin | Dec 30, 2011 | Advice, Exercise in Frustration, Family, Kids, Life Philosophy, Life with boys, Memoir, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
I almost titled this the Taming of the Shrew…. Read on. You'll understand. * * * * * Company was coming in hours and he was giving up his room for their visit. Not because he volunteered, but because we told him so. Out of four,...
by Robin | Dec 21, 2011 | Beauty, Christmas, Family, Marriage, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Personal
It was a Christmas gift to my husband the first year we were married, discovered under a pile of marked down sweaters at the Pawleys Island Men's Shop, circa 1987. I thought it was a wonderful gift. I knew he needed a larger size, but I liked it so much I...
by Robin | Nov 18, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
Some of the best parenting advice I can offer is over 2000 years old. It's as relevant today as it was when first recorded, though it wasn't even suggested in the context of parent-child relationship ~ Keep current in your relationships; maintain a...
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....
by Robin | Nov 7, 2011 | (in)courage, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Personal
Apparently, given proper motivation, I will jump through hoops. The little twerp gave me four hours notice. Four hours to "…ooooh, just whip up a n y t h i n g you have time for, nothin' special…" although if I had time, "one of your...
by Robin | Nov 6, 2011 | 31 Days of Parenting Teens & Tweens, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
Oh, my. I done done it now. If I haven't yet stepped on your toes, I bet the title of this piece alone got your dander up. Or at least raised your curiosity. Surely she doesn't mean what she wrote, you're thinking. But I do. I...