Michael Phelps has been in the news quite a bit lately, unfortunately not the kind of publicity he would want. The question on everyone’s mind is, “Why would a kid with great accomplishments, talents, and promise want to take drugs?” Maybe Michael Phelps, like a lot of kids, didn’t think drugs would affect their lives. […]
Along the lines of Facebook’s 25 Random Things tag, here are my 25 Random Things about parenting: 1. Hugging your children renews your energy, your perspective, and your joy. And it’s free! 2. If you bake brownies, they will come. 3. Make breakfast for dinner once in a while just to change things up. 4. […]
It’s still hard for me to believe that my son turned 21 a couple of weeks ago! It is true what they say, children DO grow up fast! Time crawled when my kids were babies when all I saw were dirty diapers and midnight feedings. But time, though it may have seemed slow, does not […]
In a week, I will be celebrating a big milestone, one of the big zero birthdays. It’s not 20, and that’s all I’m going to say! 🙂 My son is also celebrating a BIG one. He’ll be 21! My baby…. As I look back, I’ve learned a lot in these past decades of life. And […]
“Would you want to come home to yourself?” That question changed my life. Would I want to come home to hear myself nagging at me? Would I want to come home to be criticized by me? Would I want to come home to negativity, pestering, and meanness? If I don’t want to come home to […]
A year ago November around this time, I officially launched this website Adventures In Parenting. I didn’t quite know what I was getting into when I first started. I didn’t know how to promote the site, I didn’t know how to SEO and all that. Yet somehow, you found me. I am so glad you […]
While at Kaiser for a check up, my doctor and I chatted about our families. “Ever since I was little, I always wanted to be a doctor, ” my doctor tells me. She is a mother of two girls, ages 5 and 7. After her first daughter was born, she cut down her schedule to […]
Dr. James Dobson tells the story of going to the market, and standing in the checkout line behind an elderly woman. She was obviously not all there, and was fumbling around her purse for money to pay for the groceries. It was obvious to the checker and to Dr. Dobson that she had much more […]
I recently came across the story of Bill Havens. The name is not a familiar one, but he is a hero to me. In 1924, Bill was set to go to the Olympic games in Paris to compete in the newly added sport canoeing. He was in fact favored to win the gold for the […]
“We have two chances at a parent-child relationship.” This is one of the most significant lessons I learned from Dr. Laura. I don’t always agree with Dr. Laura, but she got me between the eyes with this one. As new immigrants to the United States, my parents had to work a lot. They never attended […]
