Fun Stories

I hate airports. I get flustered and uncomfortable. I become uncoordinated and just plain dumb.

While going through security this last time, I became incredibly fearful of the airport security guard.

So, what did mom tell you not to tell me this time?”

This is the question my sister asks when we haven’t talked in awhile. Not that my mom is causing problems. This question started with an uncomfortable event but is now just a joke between us that means, “Fill me in.”

Are They Always This Affectionate?

I’m standing in a grocery line when my two sons come up to tell me they are going with friends instead of coming back to the house. The seventeen-year-old puts his arm around me while he talks and then hugs me…

I never thought I would be the mother of six. I never contemplated owning an adoption agency, teaching every age from toddler to seniors, or becoming a voice teacher in music. I didn't even think I would know enough about being a mother to write a book about it. I only wanted to be a more than a mom when my children were young but I wasn’t sure what that meant. I got it, but I didn’t know.

My first degree started out as a degree in journalism, though it quickly changed to a business degree as I

Did I Say I Have Six Children?

My family has always been the subject of every article or book. Now my kids are adults and I find the subject of family doesn’t interest me anymore as a writer. I feel almost disloyal saying that, but the truth is it’s more about trying to find myself than disloyalty.

I’m the mother of five adult children and a mom. This is the second time I’ve been my mother’s parent now. It’s not fun or fair but this time I’m more grown up about it.

Mothers in the “sandwich generation,” ages 35–54, feel more stress than any other age group as they balance the demanding, delicate acts of caring for growing children and their aging parents, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2007 Stress in America survey.

If you are a grown adult stuck between caring for