Views From The Empty Nest

It’s my fault that my younger son always gets sleepy in the car. I trained him to do that because I drove them around until

The produce section of the grocery store used to give me nightmares. I rushed through it like an octopus. I grabbed vegetables while swatting Tommy’s

A howl rang out through the store. But, that sound wasn’t from a wolf, it emerged from my young son. He was face down on

My hairdresser made me do it. Not really, but it all began when I had my hair lightened quite a bit more than usual. We

When I said I love you, my daughter replied, “Yeah, and I have a yellow car.” She said this at age 3, yet it was

My mother-in-law said the child on the bottom during a fight was probably the one who started it. She successfully raised five kids, the including

For me, one of the hard parts of being a parent was not swearing. It’s a great way to vent frustration that I’ve had since

Tommy’s feet barely touched the ground when he returned from his fifth grade class trip. He looked like he was floating along instead of walking

“Stubbornness becomes persistence which leads to your success as an adult, If I let you live that long.” I told my children that far too