Ahhhh – prom night. Two words that strike fear in the hearts of parents everywhere. Thirty years later I can still vividly remember my own prom night. I felt like a fairly tale princess in my red satin ball gown hopping into my glass coach (aka limousine) with seven of my closest friends. Yes, prom…
Yep, I said it. I don’t care where your kid goes to college. Don’t be offended. I don’t care where my kid goes to college either. Actually, I don’t even care if my kids go to college. I mean, of course I care, I’m not a terrible mom. I want them to be happy and…
Today we got the text. The one every parents dreads. We are on lockdown. I don’t know what’s happening. I love you. In a heartbeat, I went from working productively on an email about the challenges facing teachers today (no lie), to shaking uncontrollably on my couch and fighting back tears as I scoured Facebook,…
My daughter was sitting in the kitchen after school watching a replay of the daily announcements. They post them on the school’s webpage, and sometimes they are very entertaining. Although not always in a good way. I was prepping dinner, so I was only half listening, but I heard something about a new attendance initiative….
“I can’t do it. I just can’t do it.” My daughter rested her head on the counter and choked out a sob. “I’m just so busy!” It was 7:05 a.m. on a Friday. She was supposed to be headed into school early for extra help with math. But she couldn’t stop crying. In that moment,…
