The time has come to expose it all. I am going to lay it all out there for anyone to read. I think I need to be brutally real and honest. I am going to warn you– it isn’t going to be pretty. And you may end up not liking me much. But I feel…
When the Littles Stop Being little
I remember reading something years ago about how the last time for anything/everything happens without you knowing it. One day you just realize that it’s over. It stopped when you weren’t paying attention. when you were living your life. But when you realize it is over, it dawns on you. The never agains. These events…
Why Bother?
Yesterday was not the best day. I’ll be honest with you. I have my days when I think I am killing it. Such a good mom– so patient, so calm, so understanding. But that is not every day. And yesterday was not one of those days. I tried. I did. But I failed. I lost…
My Teen Years
Growing up in an immigrant family in an all-white middle class suburban neighborhood, I never felt quite like I belonged. As a child, I did not think about it or even take the time to feel much about it. Thinking back on it, all I remember is that I always felt different. Now I know…
The Myths of Adolescence
What The Breakfast Club Didn’t Teach Me
How could being a mother get any harder? What could make it any more difficult? I’ll tell you what. Being a mother to teenagers. It is hard for me to believe, but I am the mother to three teenagers. And I gotta tell you, this is not for the faint of heart. It is really…
What the Bloody Heck does SE Development Mean?
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Running Like a Gazelle
My teen daughter likes to sit on her phone and scroll when she gets home from school each day. It is her downtime, she says. Her time to relax and decompress after a stressful day at school. I understand that. After being in an environment that brings anxiety to me, I too like to…
