Musings on Life Mothering Men
Seven years ago, on a Thanksgiving weekend, Robin Carpenter and her husband did what so many families do—they drove twelve hours to see their son, Kyle. Kyle wasn’t busy preparing turkey, or pulling pies out of the oven, or whatever kids do when their parents visit on a holiday weekend. He was flying in from Germany, and they would be waiting for him… at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland. This Veteran’s Day, as we commemorate our… Keep Reading
The leaves are changing, the pumpkin spice latte is brewing, and your favorite reading chair is just waiting for you to curl up into. Now all you need is a great new book to get totally lost in and enjoy. Here are my latest book recommendations. There is something for everyone here! Personally, you can never go wrong with a great legal thriller by John Grisham. That new cookie cookbook? Fantastic! And historical fiction fans, do not miss Before… Keep Reading
by Marissa Glover I’m not a perfect mom. I try hard, but there are times (days? weeks?) when I don’t get any part of motherhood right. I know how hard it is. And I’m the last person who would badmouth moms or add one more thing to their already too long to-do list. But. There is one thing I really wish mommy bloggers would stop doing. Stop calling your kid an asshole. Some people have always used profanity in their… Keep Reading
by blog contributor Marissa Glover Whenever I feel like I’ve had a really bad day, that I’ve failed as a mother and 100% guaranteed my son’s future need for therapy, I remind myself that there are at least 5 women who are WAY worse at this mothering thing than I am. Who are these awful moms? Cersei Lannister While I’m all about family and, just like Cersei, I turn into a ferocious Mama Bear when it comes to protecting my… Keep Reading
For high school parents across the country who are preparing to register their rising juniors and seniors for college entrance exams, it may be a bit frightening to think that what they do over the course of about four hours at a testing center has the power to determine their fate for the next four years. But it doesn’t have to be. How and what you do to prepare your teen for the SAT/ACT can make all the different in… Keep Reading
My little Bear and I have a favorite game, in which we drive down one of the most beautiful tree-lined streets in our small town, past the house he plans on buying someday. When he is a Grownup Man. Every time, he points out a second-floor window, and assures me that there is a room in the house just for me, when I become an older and smaller (?!) mommy, and he will stock it with yogurt smoothies and chocolate,… Keep Reading
