5 Reasons I Am Real Hesitant to Hand My Tween a Smartphone
Dear reader,
I’m a mom parenting in the digital age, and to be very honest with you, many days I’d love to move off the grid. There is a...
A Love Letter To Our Leading Lady of Weather
As I got home from work today, I did my daily scroll down Facebook to see what I missed during my busy afternoon. I let out a loud “awww man!” that...
A few weeks ago, my school celebrated Homecoming Week. In addition to the actual homecoming game, the week included daily dress-up themes, a door-decorating contest, a pep rally, a community parade, and a Homecoming Dance. The week was fun....
I know there's a lot of uproar about Turning Red not being for kids. Honestly, it made me more interested to watch than I had been. Originally I was intrigued because it provides a modern portrayal of Asian cultures --...
Middle school is full of relationship challenges, hormones, physical growth, and emotional juggling. It's the perfect storm of life change, instability, and learning to adapt in their new world. It's biologically a really hard time to transition through, with...
Connecting With My 13 Year Old Daughter
When my daughter was a toddler, bonding came in the form of cuddles, tickles, and bedtime stories. I stood behind on the ladder at parades and laughed when the powdered sugar made a...
Editor’s Note: This post is written by a local mom sharing her thoughts on teen drinking and whether or not she will allow it in her home. We recognize that your thoughts may look different than her thoughts and...
I'm going to start off by saying listen to the old lady in the grocery store who says enjoy these days with your baby because they will fly by. She is right! Listen to her. I am saying this...
I'm a "Geriatric Millennial" raising a teenager. You may be wondering, what is a geriatric millennial? There are multiple definitions but what I most relate to is the "Oregon Trail Generation." This is known as a micro-generation of those...
Over the weekend, the LHSAA Gymnastics State Championship was held at Baton Rouge Magnet High School. Local New Orleans gymnasts representing Mount Carmel Academy made school history by securing the Level 8 state title. Level 8 is the highest...
In this bizzaro, upside down, unprecedented time, it seems so strange when there’s anything “normal” to be nervous about.
Luckily, fate has done me a solid and thrown in just one of those things this week.
Somehow, I am old enough...
How My Daughter Earned a Spot On The Cubettes Dance Team at Mount Carmel
As any New Orleans mom knows, helping your middle schooler choose a high school can be very stressful and overwhelming. In our case, choosing a high...
I wonder every day if I'm doing this right -- did I remember to switch the laundry in time for Spirit Day? Did I make everyone's lunch? Did I answer that awkward question right? Was I too hard on...
On Dropping Your Oldest Child Off To College
On Sunday, August 14, 2022, my husband, daughter, and I drove my oldest child to college to move him into his dorm. After a long summer of partying and late nights, I...