Tag: kids

• Stop Telling Teenagers This Isn’t That Bad

  

  I have heard it said a lot lately, that teenagers should quit moping, after all they don’t have it as bad as a senior in high school during the Vietnam war did. Agreed. For sure. Every era has their own bad time. As a 48 year old myself, I’d say this current situation with the Coronavirus…

  Melissa

  May 9, 2020

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  anxiety, bad mood, children, Coronovirus, COVID-19, emotional health, emotions, extrovert, friendship, kids, lockdown, lonely, mental health, mommies, motherhood, pandemic, parenting, parents, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, raising tweens, shelter in place, single mom, single motherhood, single parenting, stay home, summer job, teenagers, tweens

• Less Pressure. More Oreos.

  

  Something struck me as funny last night, as I was hurrying my children out of the house and into the minivan. I thought…..I’m not as good as I used to be. Yet, I also think I am better. We were heading for the school Christmas program. My 13 year old son wore his shirt untucked,…

  Melissa

  December 19, 2019

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  adult children, blogging, changes, children, choosing, cool, family, feelings, grandchildren, growing up, home, inspiration, kids, laid back, life, middle age, motherhood, mothering, parenting, pressure, raise them well, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, relax, relaxing, school, single dad, single mom, single parenting, thoughts, working mom, writing

• Unpluggedness (I made that up)

  Not sure I should admit everything I admit, but hey…I’m keeping it real. Besides, for a writer, my material is endless. I can’t make this stuff up. This week is spring break for my kids. It has been a bit ruined so far with my nasty cold which has left me barking like a seal…

  Melissa

  April 17, 2019

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  books, children, creative, creativitty, dad, encouragement, family, fatherhood, imagination, inspiration, kids, mommy, motherhood, mothering, parenthood, parenting, playing, raising children, raising teens, reading, rero, screen time, screens, single dad, single mom, single parenting, unplugged