I think it’s safe to say that most of my blogs are humorous in nature, because I love making people laugh, even if it means poking fun at myself. I wrote this letter to my son over the course of six months, and I finally got the courage to post it. I write about personal stuff all the time, but this blog is near and dear to my heart, because my son is my morning, noon, and night.
parenting
The End of Babyhood
I probably should have written this blog for April, which was the Month of the Military Child, but I didn’t realize these things until yesterday.
A random Saturday.
Happy Mother’s Day to The Perfect Mom
I am The Perfect Mom.
Yeah, right.
In the words of a famous fellow Texan: If you believe that, then I’ve got some ocean front property in Arizona that I’d like to sell to you.
AWTR Show 468: Raising Children in an Age of Overindulgence
Army Wife Talk Radio is the leading internet talk radio show for Army wives, by Army wives. AWTR is hosted by the Army Wife Network Core Team - www.ArmyWifeNetwork.com. AWTR guests bring exciting, relevant topics and resources to the attention of our military...
Is It Selfishness or Simply Smart? Something For Yourself
Years ago, Cheryl Richardson, a life coach and author of Take Time for Your Life and many other books, was booed by the audience of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Why? Because she suggested that mothers need to take time for themselves.
My co-author, Holly Scherer, and I used to get a similar reaction to our first book title, Help! I’m a Military Spouse—I Get a Life Too! People would say, “That’s selfish.”
By whose definition? Research on happiness in life indicates that one of the keys to happiness is to know what you want in life and to work toward that goal. That includes doing activities you enjoy for work and for play.
Holding It Down, Solo? I Salute You!
I am a magnet for strangers who repeatedly make the following comment to me:
“Oh my, you sure have your hands full!”
AWTR Show 435: Teaching Kids to Stay Positive
Army Wife Talk Radio is the leading internet talk radio show for Army wives, by Army wives. AWTR is hosted by the Army Wife Network Core Team - www.ArmyWifeNetwork.com. AWTR guests bring exciting, relevant topics and resources to the attention of our military...
Healthy Parenting During a PCS
My family and I are currently in the home stretch of my husband’s third deployment. As I make arrangements for our PCS move from Virginia to Texas, minus my husband, Military OneSource continues to hold my hand through it all. The resources and advice found on their website blow my mind because I do not remember this wonderful and infinite information rainbow being available during our first deployment several years ago. Then again, I had everything figured out back in the day when we were military newbies!
AWTR Show 424: Lies We Tell New Moms
On this week’s empowering episode of Army Wife Talk Radio, we’re chatting with guest, Claudine Wolk of Help4NewMoms.com as she talks about the lies we tell new moms. Don’t miss our Resource of the Week, Fathead.com.
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