24 February 2010
This is a really sticky topic, I have recently found out. While speaking to a friend of mine about our teens, the issue of privacy came up. My friend told me that because of past incidents with her son who is now eighteen and a senior in high school, she …
5 February 2010
Ahh…kids say the darndest things, I tell ya.
Last night while driving around running errands, I mentioned a friend of mine who I met on Twitter and my fifteen year old son wrinkled his nose. I asked why he looked like he just smelled rotten meat, and he tells me with …
26 January 2010
Walgreens Generic for Mucinex
This topic was spurned on by my fifteen year old son today. To make a long story short, he had a sinus infection last year, and I took him to an after hours clinic (it was a weekend) and they prescribed him an antibiotic and suggested I …
25 January 2010
It’s nice to be able to get the things that your kids want. As parents, we strive to provide a stable home with the trappings of what society says is cool: a cell phone for the teens, a computer, iPod, a Wii or PS3, perhaps even a flatscreen. Yes, many …
12 November 2009
I’ve found myself recently talking to my 15 year old son more and more about money and how to spend it, save it, etc. When I was coming up, my parents never discussed money with me. As an only child, I was severely spoiled and I went into my adulthood …
31 October 2009
Yep, Halloween is finally here. I am not big on the holiday myself but my children enjoy the dressing up aspect of it (and the candy of course) so I try my best to make it a fun experience for them. Growing up, my parents wasn’t into that type of …
