The #1 biggest and hardest part about being a SAHM is that darned ego. I thought it would be easy to hang it up on the door because it would be replaced by buckets of warm fuzzies and the complete inner satisfaction that I am doing a job that know one can do better than me. More >>

The #1 biggest and hardest part about being a SAHM is that darned ego... More >>

The #1 biggest and hardest part about being a SAHM is that darned ego. I thought it would be easy to hang it up on the door because it would be replaced by buckets of warm fuzzies and the complete inner satisfaction that I am doing a job that know one can do better than me. More >>

I am the middle (girl) of 5 siblings: 2 boys, 2 girls, 1 boy born 8 years after the stair-step of the 50's. Our parents were great, and Dad was the disciplinarian. Mom hated conflict and always refused to deal with it. More >>

Siblings naturally fight and argue, and most of us have experienced fighting with our brothers or sisters while growing up. But what should you do when sibling rivalry takes on the tone of bullying? More >>

My parents did play favorites, or at least expected a lot more out of me as the oldest than they did the youngest, which I think is common. More >>

Fall is when many moms are busy making a list of all the things every teacher should know about their child....The fact is teachers don't need to know how special, needy, wonderful, talkative, sweet, quiet, smart or moody our kids are. More >>

I must have been about 13 when my father and I were taking a drive and I mentioned to him something about life being fair...or needing to be in my opinion. He looked right at me as he always did when he wanted to impart some worldly wisdom and asked me whoever said life was supposed to be fair? More >>

The #1 biggest and hardest part about being a SAHM is that darned ego. I thought it would be easy to hang it up on the door because it would be replaced by buckets of warm fuzzies and the complete inner satisfaction that I am doing a job that know one can do better than me. More >>

I have just finished reading your blog about favoritism and I wanted to share...Both of my sons had a tougher road than I did...their dad left when the oldest was 9 and the younger one was a few months shy of 5. More >>