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Ahhh, the only child syndrome. Don’t you love it when that kicks in? As I stare into the face of my son I am literally speechless with gratitude at his interaction with me, his expectations, his navigation of the rest of the family. Only-child syndrome is, in all honesty, the thing I like most about summer.
You moms know what I’m talking about? The phenomenon that occurs when a house usually bustling with sibling activity is suddenly – thanks to camps,...
Did any of you see Julia Robert’s appearance on Oprah recently? Isn’t she the best? Although, from some of the snarky headlines I have seen online, not everyone appreciated her gushing displays of verbal affection regarding her husband and her kids. Me, I absolutely understand exactly where she’s coming from.
Julia...
I hope to use this platform to highlight some of the really compelling cries for help in my community, and some of the really inspiring responses. We can’t do everything, but we can always do something.
What does it mean to “practice” your faith? Author Chris Saade describes an evolutionary movement of “sacred activism” (a term coined by Andrew Harvey) in his...
I often say that I don’t suffer from wanderlust at all — that I am most content at home with the comfort of my normal routine and my every day life. When I really think about it, though, I don’t know if this is true. As the beneficiary of my husband’s love of travel, I can make such a claim without actually having to live with the consequences of that position.
My partner in life is happiest when he is planning a trip, on a trip, or deciding what the next trip should...
I hope to use this platform to highlight some of the really compelling cries for help in my community, and really inspiring responses. We can’t do everything, but we can always do something.
The P Strong foundation was created by friends of Pattie Iannitti after she was diagnosed with a rare abdominal cancer. The foundation raises money for research into better treatment options for those battling...
Could it be that the more clueless your mom is about popular culture, the better parent she is? It’s certainly possible . . . but I hope not! This essay originally appeared on MomsCharlotte on Charlotte. com
MOM AND POP
When I was a teenager, my brother and I had a game where we would bestow “cool points” on my mom for demonstrating that she had the tiniest clue what century it was. Recognize Bon Jovi on the radio? 100 cool points. The habit of buying my jeans...
I Know You Are But What Am I?
Although my ass is officially off the mountain, my boys are learning to fly. I am proud to report that my babies are cruising down the slopes like pros, already doing the blue runs. The family is in beautiful Breckenridge, CO — a most wonderful place to ski, if you do that sort of thing. Which I do not.
My husband, on the other hand, is a HUGE skier. Total rock star. And for many years I was desperate...
This year my husband and I are attempting to get some control over the technology in our house/lives. Good effing luck, right? In any event, we are trying to get the right gadgets talking to each other, and make sure the wrong gadgets aren’t in on the scoop, and make sure the parent accounts know what is going on with the kid stuff and so on. It is a mess, probably exacerbated by the fact that I am waaaaay out of my comfort zone with this stuff.
In fact, I am the opposite of intuitive,...
In a holiday series for MomsCharlotte called Miracle on Curbstone Street, I interviewed local experts for fabulous tips for the season. Check out the gift-giving advice I received from local writer, Charla Muller:
When discussing possible holiday-themed blogs with the MomsCharlotte web editor, it occurs to me: I am good at admitting where I fall short, right? And I am not opposed to asking for advice myself. So perhaps I could bring some useful information to you, from...
LET US NOT SQUANDER WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN
A few years ago the universe hit me with a conscience wrenching two-by-four when my minister was preaching the story of The Prodigal Son. He retold that familiar tale of the one brother who works diligently and responsibly by his father’s side while the other demands his inheritance and then promptly runs off to the city where he spends all his money foolishly and frivolously, and finally comes back, shamed and penniless.
And...