We teach our wee ones how to walk. A few years later, they’re running away from us and into the arms of their girlfriends. We teach them how to jump. Later on, they’re cliff-diving and giving us the scare of our lives. We teach them how to tie their own shoes. In a split-second, they’re walking down the aisle to the tune of Canon in D.
While we want our children to hang on to us, we do realize they have their own lives to lead. The most we can do is teach them to be the best that they can …read more

It’s always interesting to see what your child is up to. It’s even more interesting to see how he goes about a particular task. Is he a go-getter, immediately pouncing on an activity and completing it as soon as he can? Or is he more like a gourmet, slowly savoring each part of the activity? You won’t really know until you observe his behavior. But do be reminded that there’s a difference between observing and hovering!
A hovering parent reminds me of a backseat driver. His intentions are good but he could cause more damage than help to the driver. It’s …read more

Regardless of how attached you are to your main man, it’s a good thing for both of you to spend some time apart.  Even if you love him more than life itself and think that every event is better with him there, it is a positive event for you and for your family and friends to spend time without him.
In the last year both my brother and sister got married.  Now that they are no longer single it is a rare occasion that my parents and I get to spend time with them without their new spouses.  Although I love …read more

If you live in a place like New York where the rent is exorbitant, the easiest way to lower your monthly rent is to get a roommate or two.  Even in places with affordable rent, the temptation to get even lower rent by sharing your space with someone else is quite attractive.
Although the idea of roommates worked amazingly well in college and probably the first few years after college when you were still interested in constant companionship, I want to address the issue of an age where roommates are no longer the best option.  As we grow older and move …read more

The Health and Wellness Channel is writing about independence for our theme day and, as I read through the wonderful synopsis by Kendra I found myself thinking “Couldn’t all these folks apply this one same principle to each one of their challenges?”
And, from personal experience, I’d love to tell them that this one will work and work well! It assuredly does for us alkies
Let Go and Let God
“Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him.”
From A.A.’s 12&12;