Tweenagers May Have Sucked My Brain Dry
A conversation that occurred yesterday morning in our hotel room:
Mom, have you seen my lip gloss?
Your lip gloss that brings all the boys to the yard?
That’s milkshake, mother. *looooooog sigh*
Right. Well, I didn’t want them walking around on our yard anyway.
Do I win anything for thoroughly embarrassing my 13 year old
even though we were the [...]
Let’s Girl Talk
I’ve got two posts up today highlighting the milestones and memories that come along being a girl. The first is about my perfect childhood. (How else do you think I turned out so well? See video.)
Read this post on my review blog to find out why I’m making such a sweet face – and don’t [...]
The Transparent Parent
It’s been just over a week since I received the bad news about Lillian. My husband and I decided that we would tell the girls together when he’s home next week. I felt better about that because it gave me time to gather plan of action. Maybe if we’re able to tell our daughters that [...]
She’s Not Risking the Tampon
This post stems from a conversation I had with my 13 year old daughter last week. As you may glean from the title, it has to do with menstruation, slightly. Hang with me here, gentlemen, because I have a question for you at the end. I promise you won’t cringe…too much.
We were sitting by the [...]
Don’t Make Me Smack You Right Here on this Escalator
We were doing a little last minute back to school shopping at the mall yesterday. My 13 year old got on the escalator first, two teen girls filed in behind her and then my 9 year old and I hopped aboard. Halfway to the top I glanced up from my explanation on how there was [...]
