To My Son, On Graduating From Middle School

Today I watched you grow up a little bit more. That’s how it seems to happen. Not in gradual ways that seem to slowly evolve, but in quick and sudden bursts. Shocking me each time you enter a room and seem completely different from the boy who walked out of the room moments earlier. Today […]

Who’s Raising Who? Fourteen Years Of Being A Mom

 “And you can tell everybody this is your song It may be quite simple but now that it’s done I hope you don’t mind I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words How wonderful life is while you’re in the world” -Elton John, Your Song My brother died 10 days before my […]

Growing Pains (Parenting A Teenage Boy)

“Before you cross the street, take my hand  Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful boy…” -John Lennon, Beautiful Boy I like to think I’m a creative person.  I used to lay in my room for hours on end, on the floor with earphones on, music […]

Yet Another Response to “FYI (if you’re a teenage girl)

This blog post  by a mom of teen boys has stirred something in a lot of people.  Some people are praising the message of modesty while others see disturbing ideals lurking beneath a mother’s warning.  I see a little of both sides and have my own thoughts on this mother’s tactics. I understand her plea […]