Teens

  • Fast Food Dining Room If you’re a Dad of teen or tween And you’re craving a taco or burrito of bean Hear me out, do not ask them to dine in At the Taco Bell dining room of sin It’s colorful, bright and an old person’s delight With sticky booths of plastic and taco picture…

    Read more →

  • Coffee with Andy Garcia

    It all started in my friend’s Mom’s kitchen where she kept Andy Garcia and George Clooney tucked away. Sandy was the coolest Mom, we all looked up to her. Everyone wanted to tell her about their boyfriend troubles, how Brandon wanted to have sex already but they weren’t ready, or how they snuck out at…

    Read more →

  • Deja Vu

    No one ever tipped me off that having a baby girl would actually be in fact giving birth to an opportunity to relive my entire life as a girl, a teen, and a human. I remember feeling like I already knew what it was like to be a little girl, and that I could picture…

    Read more →

  • When kids are under 5, you might hear “Mommy, where are you?”, “Mommy, hand me my drink!” and the favorite “Mommy, I pooped, and I’m done!” But one day, it changes. One day, you’re no longer “Mommy”. Just when you least expect it, you very simply become “Mom.” It happens suddenly and out of nowhere,…

    Read more →

  • As I’ve been learning about BTS through my daughter and growing to respect them a great deal, I can’t help but think– what would it be like to be their Mom???

    Read more →

  • 1st Child College Drop Off

    If you know me, you know I am not a drama queen. I mean I can freak out now and then but generally, I’m not a drama queen. I actually married a drama queen (sorry honey), so I have to be the calm one. But since I moved my oldest and first born to college…

    Read more →

  • Welcome to being a Mom of a Teen. There will be plenty of events where you are an innocent bystander to the active life your kid is leading. By the time your teen reaches 19, you will be an expert in ambiguity. A Queen of questioning. A thought leader of clouds. Where is the party?…

    Read more →