These days I often find myself broke and unable to really do many of the things that I want to do with my kids. Every summer I make plans to take my kids camping and every summer flies by without at least one camping trip because I find myself without the money it takes to …
A Day in the Life with Autism Disclaimer: This is just one typical day in the life of a person with Autism but just like every person is different, so is Autism. What Autism looks like in my house can look very different in someone else’s. As a mother of a teenage son who has …
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[bctt tweet=”Here are 6 ways you can take care of yourself. #momlife #selfcare #busymoms”] I used to be a counselor/advocate for a crisis hotline. As a counselor/advocate, I employed several strategies with the callers and with myself. Many people called the hotline for various reasons from childhood trauma to domestic violence, to suicide. All of these …
Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that really know how to be a thorn in the side of a single person, especially a single parent. Either you don’t have anyone in your life during this momentous occasion, or you do have a date lined up but your kid gets sick or you can’t find …
Life lessons for my sons… [bctt tweet=”Boys need to be taught values too. #momofboys #boys”] I saw an article recently that was about a mom teaching her daughter all these values and it got me to thinking, boys need values too. These life lessons will be learned along the way but it’s important for me …