Posted May 3, 2024
“They” say having a tween or teen son, and raising them to be good men of strong moral character in today’s culture is harder than it ever was before. I genuinely have no idea if this is true or not. This is, after all, my first time doing this! But,… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted March 15, 2024
Planning a vacation with tweens and teens can be overwhelming, and as someone who currently has five kids ranging in age from 18 to 9, I get it! We recently traveled to the Texas Coast for our family vacation and took along two bonus teenagers. It was a fantastic vacation,… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted November 20, 2023
Over the last 17 years of parenting, I have found that many of our conversations about punishments also revolve around the idea of rights vs. privileges. For example, when Cowkids aren’t using their tech appropriately…like sneaking it after they’ve been told their time is up, we have to explain that… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
Posted November 14, 2023
Writing college application essays is one of the scariest parts of the college application process. There are several reasons for this, but I genuinely think that it’s because most people hate writing! Thankfully (or not, depending on who/when you ask), the Cowkids have me as a mother. I make my… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted March 21, 2023
“Stay Up Late” may be one of the easiest yet most impactful Mama Mantras I’ve shared so far. And it’s one of the reasons I quit my job at the radio station. Working on the Morning Show at My Country 95.5 meant that I was usually out of the house… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens
