Let’s be honest. It’s not pretty. We’re not impressed with the first image that stares back at us in the morning. You know, the one the reflects all our imperfections in their make-up-free glory. We get the same feeling when we see behaviors in our children than reflect our own weaknesses. It is so incredibly…
The griddle has to be hot. The butter has to be melted. The batter must be poured. It bubbles and browns. And then, suddenly, at just the perfect moment, it begs to be flipped. Otherwise, you have a burned mess. In our lives as women and mothers, we have been the pancakes. Life has been…
(Melinda) Many of the memories of my mom have to do with transportation. Or the lack of it. You see, my mom was infamous for running out of gas. She was also a “skills-impaired” driver. Police officers regularly issued APBs when she left our driveway. So it might seem strange that one of the sweetest…
{Kathy} Mirta Calvo made all of us sit on tiny Pre-Kindergarten chairs. Our knees buckled in the air from being so big, but she was making a point: we are not four years old. She explained in her calm voice The Theory of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner. Each time she described a different Intelligence, my…
