Recently I saw a meme on social media that took me back. Waaaaaay back to my Gen X childhood in the 70s and 80s. “You can still taste the warm plastic water on an 80s summer day…” the meme states alongside a picture of a green plastic water gun. Oh my word, yes I can! [Read More]
Raising Kids the Lazy Way: My Father’s Day Gift To You
As my daughter graduates high school this month, I’m taking a trip down memory lane. There were many parenting decisions and moments that got us to this point: honoring her princess phase, fighting back against the kindergarten machine, getting her mental health help, and on and on. But perhaps my biggest parenting win was my [Read More]
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What Parenting a Grown-Up College Kid Really Looks Like (Hint: It Involves Cheez-Its)
After four years that seem to have flown by faster than Maverick’s fighter jet in Top Gun, I am celebrating my oldest child’s graduation from college this month. When he started his pursuit of a college degree, he weighed 180 pounds and stood 6’2”. Now, he’s 210 pounds and 6’4”. Not only is he bigger, [Read More]
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Goodbye To The High School Experience: What I Won’t Miss
“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]
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Score Big With A Celly Salt Giveaway!
My daughter is wrapping up her senior year ice hockey season right now and this Hockey Mom is emotional. No more stinky equipment in the back of the family truckster. No more exhilarating wins or devastating losses. No more jokes with the other Hockey Moms in the lobby at the ice rink as we kill [Read More]
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The Best Memes About Work aka The Daily Grind
I’ve got a secret to share. My most discerning followers may have already picked up on what it is. It’s a secret about work, aka the daily grind, that 9-to-5 life. My day job is, well, work. And I just gotta laugh about it. So my secret is that most Mondays I share a relatable [Read More]
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Signs You Might Be A Proud Hockey Mom
Did you know there are 832,578 Hockey Moms in North America? Okay, I made that up, but I know there are a lot of proud Hockey Moms out there, you know, moms who devote a lot of time and love towards their children’s participation in ice hockey. There are so many Hockey Moms that they [Read More]
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