Tag: teenage boys

• The Sweetest Things

  It has been a rough week. As much as I fight it and try to make life perfect, I have to accept the good with the bad. I am going through some tough lessons, and I’d really like to stomp my feet like a child and refuse to listen. But lo and behold…I am a […]

  Melissa

  October 24, 2019

  Uncategorized

  changes, emotions, empath, empathy, encouragement, family, feelings, good job, happiness, high school, home, homeschool, homeschooling, inspiration, joy, lessons, life, life decisions, life lessons, love, love of my life, mom, mommies, mommy, moms, mother, motherhood, mothering, parenthood, parenting, passion, passionate, perfection, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, sacrifice, sadness, school, single mom, single parenting, stay at home mom, strength, teenage boys, teenage years, teenagers, teens, working mother, writing

• Hey Mom

  Toddlers, children, teenagers, young adults….no matter the age, my boys never stop saying, “Hey mom, watch this!” (even my 22 year old has said…”Hey mom, hold my beer, watch this.”) Those are my 15 and 13 year olds at the park today. Little bit wanted to go, and the boys happily joined us. I remember […]

  Melissa

  May 22, 2019

  nostalgia

  boys, childhood, children, family, growing up, inspiration, love, mommy, motherhood, raising children, raising teens, security, single mom, single parenting, teenage boys, teenagers, trust

• Dirty Drinkware

  My son looks like a perfect angel to me as I watch him sleep on the couch this morning. Fifteen years old, his chiseled facial features look flawless as he lays there with his eyes closed. I smile and my heart breaks a little as I catch a glimpse of unruly, random whiskers sticking out […]

  Melissa

  April 9, 2019

  Aprons, nostalgia

  adolescence, children, chores, discipline, fatherhood, inspiration, laughter, love, memoroies, mom, mommy, motherhood, parenthood, raising children, sentimental, single dad, single mom, single parenting, sons, teenage boys, teenagers