WHEN MY CHILDREN HURT …I HURT “Motherhood is seeing your heart walk around outside your body and hoping the world is gentle with it.” - Elizabeth Stone. Boy is that an understatement! From their first cry, fall, scraped knee, fall off their bike, hurt feelings, time being bullied, loss of a pet, loss of a... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  ADULTING One (after recently turning 18 and having to take care of doctor appointments, etc.): Mom, adulting sucks! Me:  Yes, it does. One:  Does it get better? Me:  The truth? One:  Yes, please. (with a worried look on her face) Me:  No, it does not. BUT, you do get used to it. DISCLAIMER:  You... Continue Reading →

DOING “THE RIGHT THING”          - This has been a conversation with my “gals” a lot lately. I was always told that I should do “the right thing”. The questions that then need to be answered are: What IS “the right thing”? Who is it right for? The other people who are involved? You? Me? People... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  MY NEGOTIATING SKILLS WITH MY KIDS - I learned this trick early on in raising children. . . One and Two:  Mom, will you please load songs on our MP3 players? (Yes, this was a while ago.) Arguing ensued between One and Two about who was going to get which songs. Me (finally, after... Continue Reading →

Actions Speak Louder Than Words – Not Always We have all heard that actions speak louder than words. You see it in memes, cartoons, videos, and GIFs all over social media. You hear it from family, friends, therapists, everyone. I have found that it is true the great majority of the time, but not always.... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  DRIVING LESSON - One was learning how to drive. I told Two that we were taking One driving in an empty parking lot. Two refused to go and said, “It isn’t safe.” After a LOT of reassuring (and a bribe), Two agreed to go. After we were done, Two said to One, “Wow! You... Continue Reading →

My Favorite Child Do you have a favorite child? I have three!! I have a favorite eldest child. I have a favorite middle child. I have a favorite youngest child. I know that the three of them would agree on one thing - that this is not true. They would be wrong because it is... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  Web Surfing       I was at my computer and One climbed into my lap. One:  I want to see something. Go to http://www.com. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in the story will be One,... Continue Reading →

Types of Families -    I believe there are three (3) types of families: the one that you are born into; the one that you acquire when you are in a long-term, committed relationship (an “in-law” family); and the one that you create from those people around you. For me, all of these are important.... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  Pillows - One, while still a toddler, put a bunch of pillows in a pile on the sofa, climbed on top of them, sat down on them and said, “Ah, me comfortable.” DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child... Continue Reading →