Ready or Not, Here I come {Period} I thought we were ready. We had read the books, she had taken the class at school, we’d had the period ‘talk‘. We thought we had more time. But nothing quite prepares you for your sweet {little} girl screaming from her bedroom, “Mom, I’m bleeding!” She was ten […]
Gilmore Girls is more than just a television show for my daughter and me. When we were drifting apart in the midst of the teen years, this quirky drama brought us back together. When I joined Houston Moms Blog four years ago, all of my children were still in elementary school. My days were filled […]
When I first moved to Houston in July 2017 and started to make friends, I started to hear talk about “Homecoming.” I had heard about Homecoming from movies and TV, but had always assumed it was just another name for Prom. I could not have been more wrong! My first clue about Homecoming :: the […]
In April of 2017, I watched the first season of 13 Reasons Why. If you are unfamiliar with this show, I’m guessing your kids are young or you don’t have Netflix. For those of us navigating the scary waters of high school issues, this show has many things we need to discuss. After the first […]
Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen. Those are the candles I will light this year. My youngest three children are officially tweenagers. I blinked and up they grew, two of them suddenly taller than me. The grades passing, ever faster. When, exactly, does a child become a tween? Somewhere along the way, I forgot to ask. WHERE […]
I’ve been coping with the fact that my daughter will be graduating from high school in May in the healthiest of ways – denial. I could have happily continued this course of action, but my plans were foiled this week by the delivery of the dreaded graduation announcements. I remember when I placed that order […]
My family and I were early adopters of the Elf on the Shelf. We had a hard time finding an elf because they were so new and being snatched up faster than that year’s “it” Christmas toy. My husband and I high five’d when we found one at a local book store and got ready […]
By the time my son started his senior year of high school, he was “that” guy. Alex wasn’t just regular popular, he lived at the pinnacle of popular. I watched him bloom from the quiet kid we used to call The Professor into an outgoing, charismatic three sport varsity letterman. He never met a person […]
My teenage son started therapy several months ago and it has been really great for him. Initially, it didn’t feel so great, though. It felt scary, foreign, and a little bit like failure. As parents, we want to be everything our kids need us to be for them, and when they need outside, professional help […]
The big moments in parenting will surprise you. I’ve been a mom for nearly 16 years and they still surprise me. One night you might be laying in bed, starting to doze off while watching TV and someone will wander in and say, “Hey Mom, can I talk to you for a minute?” You’ll absentmindedly […]
