It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year for parents, according to Urban Legend. But not for every parent. I used to sob, brave game-face crumpling into tears, the second the school door closed on my kids. I hated to see the school year, with its stresses and over-scheduling, swallow the closeness and camaraderie I…
Some days just don’t go as smoothly as others. Part of anyone’s story is our ‘grace under fire’. Unfortunately that phrase is not necessarily an accurate way to describe how I react to the negative stimulus of people around me. Yesterday, issues and negativity reigned, and the carnage of socks just put me over the…
That crazy story about the Elbow Fairy who could not decide what to wear has sold 200 copies a day for the last 3 months on GET EPIC! an online platform for children and educators! It is such a wonderful feeling to know that somewhere out there someone is reading your story and enjoying it!…
As one of the poster-girls for United Way’s literacy program United2Read, I once again had the pleasure of going to the Yonkers’ public library in New York to find some summer reading buddies. It was amazing and gratifying to see how many kids and how many volunteers were there. The place was a magical madhouse of…
While many mothers look forward to the first day of school (think of the phenominal succsss of the STAPLES! It’s the most wonderful time of the year commercial) I did not. I hated it. I was the mother crying at the bus stop or the classroom door as it closed behind my child. Gone were the carefree days…
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