A Letter of Thanks to My Teenage Son for Teaching Me Perspective in Childrearing
October 30th, 2009
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A letter of thanks to my 17 year old son for being the difficult, challenging, delinquent teenager he has been. If he hadn't been so difficult, I wouldn't find parenting the rest of my children so easy! He taught me perspective, something I wish I had learned when he was much younger.
http://parentingsquad.com/a-letter-of-thanks-to-my-teenage-son-for-teaching-me-perspective-in-childrearing
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When is it OK to bully a bully?
October 8th, 2009
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In 5th and 6th grade, I wanted nothing more than to be like Jeanna Penn. She was my idol. She was cool, confident, had all the right clothes — and everyone liked her. She was a straight-A student and an athlete.
I wanted nothing more than for her to like me and to be included in her group...I mean, clique.
She hated me. And it wasn't just the kind of hate that leads one to ignore someone or not include them in a party. It was visceral hate. The kind that led her to taunt me relentlessly in front of people who ...
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How to Be Homeless…
October 5th, 2009
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OK - here's the thing. I was homeless once. I'm not now, but could easily be again, I suppose...these days I think almost anyone could. For all those who thought I became a millionaire after writing books - so not true! We live paycheck to paycheck - just like most people.
Because I do a lot of speaking at events for the poor and homeless, I often get a lot of questions about the logistics of being homeless. How did I do things? How did I shower? How did we eat? How did we make it through?
The first thing you ...
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Life with Lots of Kids
October 5th, 2009
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A new post up at ParentingSquad.com
I recently tried to work outside of our home part-time. Yeah, that didn't work. As I sit here writing this, my 11-year-old, who is homeschooling again is doing his language arts, my two-year-old is playing with the noisiest toys we own, my four-year-old is whining about not being allowed to play with a video game (he's quite persistent) and I'm nursing the 3 month old.
Every morning I wake up at 5 am and feed the baby while trying to get a little cleaning done before everyone else wakes up. I also drink a bunch of ...
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A Homeschooling Guru Sends Her Kids to Public School…
September 15th, 2009
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Now up at ParentingSquad.com:
For years, I have been the quintessential homeschooling mom. At one point I homeschooled a high schooler, a middle schooler, a third grader and a preschooler -- with another in high school, a toddler and another on the way. I had all of the books (still do). I have textbooks and software and workbooks and worksheets and lapbooks and ebooks. You name it -- if it has to do with homeschooling, I own it.
I was a homeschooling junkie and a guru all at the same time. I attended classes (yes there are CLASSES to teach you how ...
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The Story of the Mexican Fisherman and the American Banker
September 5th, 2009
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An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, “Only a little while.”
The American then asked him why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish. The Mexican replied that he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs. The American then asked, “But what do you do with the rest of your time?”
The Mexican ...
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Natural Childbirth – Have I Been Duped?
September 5th, 2009
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I have given birth to seven children. All but one was completely natural and drug-free. My first time was an awful experience with an OB-Gyn who yelled at me throughout the whole birth and had me flat on my back, pushing up into the air. I was 19 and really quite dumb…I mean naïve about the whole thing. I had gone to childbirth education classes, but when you don’t know what to expect and when you can’t yet fathom the kind of pain you’ll be in, you relent to almost anything the doctor says. No wonder so many women end ...
