If I were the parent of a child going back to school this fall, this is what I would be doing right now: FREAKING OUT....more»

 Mealtimes: Those special occasions when your children make an extra effort to make you question every parenting decision you’ve ever made....more»

 Laws of inertia. A body at rest tends to stay at rest. A girl with a book wants to keep reading....more»

I want a T-shirt that says, “I didn’t used to go out in public in sweat pants and messy buns, and I didn’t used to have gray hair and wrinkles, and I wasn’t fat, and I didn’t have stains on my clothes, but you do realize that I have children, right?” And another one for work that would say, “I used to be able to count to six and make a power point presentation with zero typos, but please bear with me as I spend the next eighteen years adjusting to parenthood....more»

I’m not a procrastinator. I’m not. But sometimes a task is so overwhelming that I just don’t know where to start....more»

Do you ever wonder if your kids hear anything you say? Do you think to yourself, “Why am I even talking? No one listens....more»

Ashley, age six-and-a-half, had been asking for a skateboard. The first time she asked, I said, “You have too much stuff....more»

My Spoiled Caterpillars Who Will One Day Become Grateful Butterflies–

Teaching Children to Be Thankful

By Julie Willis, Bakersfield Mom of Two

Oh, a child’s journey toward thankfulness....more»