One day, when your adult kids are fully grown human beings, you’ll probably think they’re some of the coolest people you know. You’ll want to hang out with them as much as possible. And sometimes, they’ll want to hang out with you. Whether that day seems far away (I see you shaking your head!), like…
Parenting without pushing and pulling isn’t easy. Especially for an enthusiastic mom like me. My enthusiasm for launching new projects is kind of legendary among my children. They know they can count on me to enthusiastically support any new endeavor. But believe me when I say that they are just as likely to roll their…
Instead of allowing differences to divide us, we can take advantage of the opportunity nesting inside almost every disagreement that comes our way. An opportunity to build stronger relationships. Even with folks who hold views and opinions vastly different from our own. When I was a girl, I would cringe when my mother found my…
If there is one steady plot line in every family story, it’s this: just when you think you’ve got things figured out, everything changes. In fact, once we become parents, it seems like the changes just don’t stop. Babies become toddlers. Toddlers become teenagers. Teenagers become young adults who get married and start families of…
Keep showing up doesn’t sound like profound relationship advice. But it can mean the difference between relationships that thrive and those that don’t. It can be easy to think that the grand gestures in life are what best communicate our love for family and friends. Just try not to smile when you think about the…
byJody Lee Cates
Parenting
There are few things in the world as tender as a mother’s heart when it comes to doing right by her children. And it’s out of this deep desire to be a great mom that myths about mothering can spring up and flourish. Myths that some of us believe before we ever become moms. Others…