I’m sure that this post is going to strike up some differing opinions and maybe a little heat, but it needs to be discussed. I lie to my kids. I have lied to people I love, when the situation absolutely called for it. Yet, I teach my children that lying is wrong. I am aware that it is hypocritical. However, I feel that certain instances necessitate a white lie.
I let my kids believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. They take such joy in the anticipation of their arrival. I almost feel like I’d be robbing them of some of the magic …read more

My mom was a screamer, I am a screamer, my kids are screamers. In our family, screaming is passed down like an antique family heirloom. Before starting my daily 5mg of Lexapro, I would have some days when my voice would be hoarse by nightfall (you know these days as “Summer Break”.) I am a lot calmer now, but screaming will always be something that I do. Partly because my house is always so full of rambunctious kids, cacauphonous cartoons and Hannah Montana music, that nobody can hear me unless I scream or use a bullhorn and partly because it is an innate reaction that …read more