I feel like a failure weekly as a mother! I put unnecessary mom guilt on my shoulders when things don’t work out, the way I feel they should. Or when my son gets mad at me or when we argue. There are so many variables as to why mothers (and dads) feel like failures! Because […]
Our mom, Judy created this recipe for Teri and me because we are always on the go. We take them everywhere now. My seventeen-year-old son devoured five of these pops on the way to baseball. Try it! […]
We are a family of readers! Mom Judy always read and still does, and it trickled down to us. Trey and I always read to our children when they were young. I am happy to say they are all good readers. Reading takes you away into another world, how someone doesn’t enjoy reading is beyond […]
During the teenage years, raising multiples can be difficult for parents and for the teenagers. I am an identical twin and my hardest time was in high school but didn’t realize that until a little later in life. The combination of hormones rapidly running through the bodies, family changes or dysfunctions, new academics, social challenges, […]
I know I am not a parent of twins, but I am a parent of three kids and juggling multiples is hard no matter what. And the hardest part of any marriage is when you have young kids at home, whether it is infant stage or activity stage. Running them all over the place for […]
I know that chemo is hard and since there are different types of chemotherapy drugs that are specifically prescribed to each person for specific dosage to help us. It’s something we have to do, but what they don’t tell you is what happens after the treatment! I considered myself lucky because I only had four […]
I am sitting here at Cape San Blas in Florida pan handle enjoying a glass of mimosa as I think through my next article that I want to write. It’s hard to think of something after reading an intriguing book, that I literally just finished. Sitting here at the beach watching the waves crash and […]
Starting a family is scary whether it’s having a biological or adopting a baby, there are so many steps and things to ponder as you are starting this new chapter in your life. If I could have had a biological child, I would have but we adopted, and it was one of the best decisions […]
Being a parent-one of the things, you have to do is laugh, sometimes instead of crying, it’s best to laugh. My sister always tells me to “keep it in perspective” when I am having a mom “moment” because I think the worst but always hope for the best. I wanted to share some of the […]
One of the things you will learn about me is I like quotes. I always jot down in my journal, quotes that I hear or read that move me. My Uncle Boad will send me quotes via email every Monday. He said “to the mom of my favorite Asian American, Monday Quotes honoring Asian Pacific.” […]