“Mum, I thought parenting kids would get easier as they got older,” I exclaimed one day in desperation about my 20-something girls. After she quit laughing, she asked, “Why on earth would you think that?” Fair question. We raise our kids to be independent, but then when they try to exert this independence, we pushContinueContinue reading “Adult(ish) Children”
Category Archives: high school
How to Keep Track of Volunteer Hours in High School
High school was scary the first time I went through it (as a teenager). High school was almost as scary the second time I went through it (with my older daughter). I’m thinking that the third time will be a charm. My younger daughter started high school a few weeks ago, and we’re chugging rightContinueContinue reading “How to Keep Track of Volunteer Hours in High School”
My Daughter The Writer, Part 2
My daughter the writer has another guest post over at the Write It Sideways blog. It’s called “7 Steps to Taming Your NaNoWriMo Manuscript.” Check it out! If you’d like to read some of her other writings, follow her blog, Slaying Dragons.
Bethany LaShell 