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...
The Hidden Danger All Parents Need to Know About
I am sharing our story in the hopes that it will help other families and remind parents that staying vigilant is incredibly important. Our 15-year-old daughter was on vacation with her...
Things No One Told Me About Parenting a Teenage Son
Being one of three girls in my family, I don’t have much experience with boys. And what I even have less experience with is a teenage boy. I’m the parent...
My daughter survived Toxic Shock Syndrome and it has forever changed her and our family.
One Saturday in November, my daughter (we will call her A) babysat her favorite little girl, met friends at a party, drove home for curfew,...
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...
What Teachers REALLY Want for Teacher Appreciation Week
Aah, Teacher Appreciation Week … the highly anticipated week where we teachers are spoiled with treats, coffee, discounts, and social media recognition. The faculty lounge is always decorated and filled with yummy...
My daughter is now 13, as she reminds me often, but I still think of this age as the end of the tween years. It's an interesting middle-ground between childhood and transitioning into teenage years. Some days she's moody...
One of my love languages is gift giving. I have always been that person that will see something for a friend and buy it and give it them for no other reason than to make them smile. I take...
Let Me Check My Schedule
Yes, I still carry a planner, and yes I use it multiple times a day. I also have an old-school paper calendar on my fridge. Lastly, I have a family calendar app on my phone,...
New York City :: The Perfect Mother Daughter Getaway With a Teen
The Thursday after Mardi Gras my oldest daughter and I planned to take a trip to visit my sister and her kids in Dallas (Dallas is also a...
Swatting :: It Can Happen To You Or Your Kids {An Online Danger Parents Need to Know About}
“I Got Swatted”
I was putting my kids to bed one night a few weeks ago when I received a text from a...
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...
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...
High School Acceptance :: Another Rite of Passage
It’s high school acceptance time, and in New Orleans, this takes on a whole different meaning. The “Where did you go to high school?” question is so widely used here because where...