Today would have been my mom’s 96th birthday. She passed away in May, a week after Mother’s Day, so it is really with this birthday that the circle of firsts begin. The first October 27th when we are not celebrating her birthday; the first Thanksgiving without her, the first Christmas without her and then the… Continue reading My Amazing Mother
Tag: Parenting
Letting Go 2007
Sam started High School yesterday….and far be it for me to say something trite like, it seems like only yesterday…but it does. And I can’t help but wonder, are we both ready for this? I know, I know its only high school; college will be where you will really have to let go. Letting go?… Continue reading Letting Go 2007
The Helicopter Circles Facebook and the Landing Isn’t Pretty
ABC News reported yesterday that an increasing number of {helicopter} parents were contacting college officials to request roommate changes for their freshman children because they found the prospective roommate’s Facebook profile objectionable. And what exactly do they find objectionable? According to the article “party related content and photos” concerns parents at The College of New… Continue reading The Helicopter Circles Facebook and the Landing Isn’t Pretty