It seems that no matter how old you are, when you go home you fall into the same old roles. This is about a mother who has battled all her life to try and get her daughter to dress more girly, and a daughter who isn’t buying into the stereotype.
Dad: I Love You
In my early memories of my father, he softly appears in partial recollections of places and activities but I can’t see his face. My father, Joseph, passed away seven weeks ago and would have turned 94-years-old this week.
Christmas Letters My Father Wrote
The famous Christmas Letter, in our house it was a publication that was sought after by many of my parents’ friends and family.
The Gift That Kept on Giving
A binder of 130+ letters solicited over 20 years ago to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of the author’s parents is a source of family stories and information for future generations. A cookie recipe mentioned in one of the letters is the key to reconnecting with a childhood acquaintance.
The Gift of Story
Save history one story at a time. November is a good time to start a family tradition of capturing and preserving family memories. The author uses examples from her own family. Encourage your children and everyone in your family to write annual or semi-annual autobiographies. Record older family members.
Background Colours
After their father’s funeral, two sisters have to go through his stuff. They discover more about themselves, their father, and their mother in those two pages than they had their entire lives.
A Year
Mom was quite a character; she was smart, funny, loving, and creative. She taught herself to use the computer in her seventies and was thrilled that she could travel the world in the privacy and comfort of her own home. Have Google Earth, Will Travel was her motto. She had pen pals from around the planet and when she discovered Facebook she became addicted.
The Ex-Factor
Recently my husband and I joined my husband’s ex-wife and her boyfriend for a beer at the local pub. That’s not the interesting part, though to some it might be. To others, it should be a lesson, which I’ll get to in a moment. The interesting part was the look on the bartender’s face.
10 Superfoods for Kids: Healthy and Delicious
Busy kids don’t usually think much about healthy eating, or eating at all. That’s why it’s your job to help your children with great food choices so they will grow into the healthy adults you want them to be. Your kids probably care a lot more about Superman than super-food, but you can change that […]
My Kids
My kids do not consume my life; I have a life of my own. My kids, though, are a bonus, a gift, and a pleasant distraction from all the other stuff that goes on in my life. I watch them, observe them, and admire them in so many ways. They are my children. I love them so profoundly, so deeply – and I like them too.
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