parenting

I remember going to a party in high school where there were no parents and a big keg of beer. A boy offered me a freshly-topped up red cup, but one of my close friends said to him, “She doesn’t want that. We’re good ...Read More

This post made possible through the support of Cochlear. All opinions are my own. Every year I add up the ages of my four kids to calculate my Cumulative Parent Time (CPT). This year I hit the 82-year mark. That constitutes four births, four ...Read More

Last weekend my teenage daughter and I went to Washington, D.C. as guests of DiscoveryE (and I received some compensation as well) to see the annual Future City ® competition national finals. Some of the most talented sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students came from ...Read More

This is our fourteenth year of homeschooling. My older two are all graduated and grown, but I still have two teens at home. Part of the awesomeness of homeschooling is getting to have all those important conversations with your children. It’s a chance to ...Read More