“How many have you had?” I asked my teenage son as he popped another buttered roll into his mouth. We were dining at Texas Roadhouse, a restaurant that serves rolls before the meal. “Nnnnh,” he replied, his mouth full of doughy goodness. I believe he meant nine. Nine rolls. By the time our entrees came, [Read More]
A Summer of Milestones for this Mom
Summer officially ends on September 22. It’s been one hot doozy here in Michigan. It’s also been one hot doozy of a few months for my emotions as a mom, too. That’s because my oldest graduated high school, turned 18, and left for college. Since some of you do not follow me on social media [Read More]
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Things I Want To Complain About – Part V
I’ve been wanting to complain about a couple things for a bit. So I thought why not resurrect the wildly popular (okay, with me at least) blog series, Things I Want To Complain About. Yup, it’s been awhile since I’ve written a Things I Want To Complain About. Maybe there was a global pandemic or [Read More]
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Laughing My Way Through Middle Age
I noticed a bald patch in my eyelashes recently. “What?” I thought to myself, highly offended. I did what every red-blooded American does: I Googled it. Once I ruled out assorted deadly diseases, I found the real reason for the demise of my eyelashes. I’m middle aged. According to Google, which led me to this [Read More]
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The Summer After 16
While my oldest turned 18 this month and just graduated from high school, I wrote the piece below two years ago when I watched him turn 16 and get his driver’s license. That summer I came to refer to as “The Summer After 16” and it was a hint of things to come now that [Read More]
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The One about Teens and Thank You Notes
As I shared in my last post, my teenage son graduated from high school this month. It was a milestone event and he was showered with appreciation (okay, money) from family and friends to honor his achievement. I’m so thankful for everyone’s well-wishes! One of the things he didn’t learn in high school, though, was [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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Teenagers’ Part-time Jobs Teach Parents As Much As They Teach Teens
Recently, my fourteen-year-old daughter filled out her first job application for a job at the local ice cream shop. Fingers crossed she gets a call! It made me remember a couple summers ago when my oldest teen, now 17, got his first part-time job. I wrote the essay below about the experience, realizing that his [Read More]
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Middle-aged Woman, 50, Reported Missing in Forever 21
The following press release was based on the true story of shopping at the mall with my teenage daughter, 14. Enjoy! *** Jennifer Smith, 50, was reported missing from Midtown Mall on Friday afternoon at approximately 3:43 pm. Smith was last seen shopping inside Forever 21 with her teenage daughter, 14. “This was her dream, [Read More]
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Four Tips about Womanhood I Had To Teach My Daughter
Recently I shared the story of teaching my teenage daughter the one tip about womanhood she just needed to know. “What is it?” you ask, frothing with curiosity. Trust me when I say it’s not what you think! You’ll just have to head over to my first essay on AARP’s The Girlfriend to find out. [Read More]
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