Parenting With Heart And Humor
The late afternoon sun is beating down on my face. I am soaking up the warmth, taking in the sounds all around me. The kids are playing nicely (not quietly) in the backyard, while I am relaxing after a full day of memory-making fun. This is my first summer as a stay-at-home mom. The magnitude of View Post
I will never know how many miles we walked. The hours spent on our “project” added up as the days and weeks passed. I wonder if he knew how much he helped me through the teenage years. Our walks became an outlet for me: a safe place to vent my thoughts, feelings and turmoil, and there is a lot of View Post
It is a hot sticky Saturday afternoon in the middle of summer. The humidity here in South Florida makes the air so thick you can cut it with a knife. The kids are hot, sweaty and cranky, even though we are inside chilling in our air conditioned house. The clock on the microwave says 2:13, which View Post
How do you entertain four boys under the age of ten for several hours without resorting to bribes, bodily function contests or sticking them in from of a screen? This was the question I had the pleasure of answering recently when school was out, my husband was working and I had four energetic boys View Post
Have you ever had to be so REAL with your child that it hurt? - Like you were punched in the gut?! Well, today I managed to stay authentic when parenting got real, it was down-right raw! It was a normal afternoon after school pickup. The kids’ mouths didn’t stand still for a minute. They were View Post
It is said that “if you build it, they will come!” As a little girl, living in Denmark, I took those words to heart, year after year… after year. The Danish folklore is full of tales of elves and gnomes who move into your home during Christmas time. These little creatures play harmless tricks on View Post
Have you ever looked over your shoulder, in hopes that the mother of the toddler screaming on the floor in front of you will magically appear? Only to realize that YOU are the kid’s mother… for a minute you teeter between hysterically crying or laughing. Parenting is part intuition and part like View Post
In honor of Grandparent's Day and in response to my post about "Six New Ways to Connect With Grandparents" my mom is sharing her thoughts on being a long distance grandparent (or "bedstemor", as the kids call her.) For a while I have been meaning to write about being a long distance View Post
I am thrilled to announce that I recently accepted a new position, read all about my promotion! This is the job I applied for: Executive to Supervise a Team of Micro-Managers Candidate must possess the following qualifications: Excellent conflict negotiation and resolution skills. Prior View Post
It's "back to school" season! Time to dust off the lunch boxes, pull out the backpacks and get your kids ready to learn. They will learn how to make friends, do math, read and share. I hope your kids share only toys, experiences and knock-knock jokes. May they not feel the need to share, exchange or View Post
This weekend I was picking out the kids' "first day" outfits, when all of a sudden it hit me: "UNDERWEAR!"! I forgot to buy the kids new, fresh, crisp, clean underwear! Of course new underwear isn't on the supply list provided by the school, but I always use "back to school" shopping as an excuse to View Post
“Tove, this is Tina from your children’s soccer camp. Your boys were not picked up by Susan today. They are still here in the office with me. I have been trying to reach Susan for the past hour, but her cell phone goes to voice mail!” (Names and locations have been changed.) Imagine receiving View Post
“Tove! They found dad. Dad! They found him! They found him by the water! Tove, he’s not doing well.” May 17, 2008 was the day my sister in Denmark called me frantically. We were on our way home from Costco. I saw her first call and figured I would call her back when I got home. Then she called View Post
Dear Son, I failed you yesterday! I didn’t see you. I did not SEE you all day – and now I miss you terribly, probably as much as you miss me. I am sitting here thinking back on the day that passed , and I realize that I went an entire day without truly seeing my boy. The morning was View Post
