Tag Archive: enabling

the pitfalls of solving our kids’ problems

It’s happening – again. When I slammed closed my Algebra II textbook for the last time nearly a quarter century ago, I vowed never to put myself in any situation in life where I’d be required to determine the value of ‘x’ or ‘y’ or any letter of the alphabet, for that matter. In fact, what made Algebra…

Coming Clean Friday: “No” Guilt

No. It’s such a short , simple word. Often, it’s one of the first words that come out of our babies’ mouths. So why is it that so many grown women (men, too) – especially moms – have such a hard time spitting it out? Personally, I was a “Yes Woman” for several reasons, but…

my top five “too much” mothering traps

I didn’t think I could get “too much.” Last week, I had to go to the dentist for a jaw bone graft. Wishin’ you were me, aren’t ya? I wanted to forget I was me as much as humanly possible during this horrifying, bone-crushing (literally) experience. Thus my request for a generous dose of Halcion….

wait until i’m the mom!

{Melinda} As a child, I spent a lot of time waiting. Waiting after school. Passing time after swimming lessons. Tapping my foot after cheerleading practice. My mother, God love her, was just never on time. She was always going a million directions and it never seemed like any of them were in my vicinity. I don’t,…