“I just deposited lunch money into the portal for the last time,” posted one of my Facebook friends. She is the parent of a high school senior like I am. “Sniff!” she ended her post, adding the crying emoji. Sniff? I thought. Sniff!?! I’m over here thinking “Woo hoo!” Is there an emoji for a [Read More]
10 Effective Workouts You Do When Parenting a Teenager
When my kids were little, I used to burn calories chasing them around the house or backyard. They were constantly in motion–and so was I. Indeed, parenting little ones was a workout! The pace slowed a tad during the elementary school years as they turned to playing with their friends at recess or because they [Read More]
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Moms, These Are The Pictures You Should Take At High School Graduation
One of the best parts of my son’s high school graduation was unexpected. It wasn’t the processional, with hundreds of young people looking dapper in their caps and gowns marching onto the football field. It certainly wasn’t the speeches. Although the ones at my son’s graduation were short and generated a few good laughs thankfully. [Read More]
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The One about High School Graduation
My son graduated from high school last weekend. What a whirlwind leading up to the big day! Although COVID modified some end-of-the-year events, there were still plenty of activities to close out my son’s senior year. Activities like: Prom (yay!) AP exams (boo!) Cap and gown pick up Senior skip day (yup, he skipped) Senior [Read More]
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5 Reasons The Junior Varsity Team Was Right For My Teen
Could he? Would he? These were the questions I asked before my teen’s freshman year of high school. I wasn’t wondering about his course load, social life, marching band, or student council. No, I was wondering whether or not he could make the varsity team in his chosen sport. It would be such an accomplishment, [Read More]
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10 Easy Way to Help the New Kid in School
I adjusted my off-the-shoulder sweatshirt covered in splatter paint. Inspired by the movie Flashdance, my sweatshirt did little to distract from the fact that I was a 5’8″ tall twelve-year-old standing alone outside a 7th grade classroom. It was the first day of school and I knew no one. My family had just relocated from [Read More]
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Middle School Made Me Resilient and Other Life Lessons from Those Awkward Years
Phew. That’s me wiping my brow because my daughter survived her first year of middle school. Yet, she’s got two more years to endure, so fingers crossed that they treat her kindly. I wrote the post I’m sharing below last year before she started 6th grade. It originally appeared on Your Teen and I’m grateful [Read More]
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