Motherwise Cracks

End of the year in high school means yearbook signing and that means you might get a shock. it’s like the kids think no adult (parent) is going to read what’s in there and anything goes. Not with this mama around. I have a thick black Sharpie marker and I’m not afraid to use it. [...]

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Once upon a time, Mom gave me these great Disney garden statues (probably big collector’s items) for my garden. They were in mint condition and Snow White and her 7 dwarfs looked very content among my begonias. But last Winter came and an evil forgetfulness spell made me forget about the Disney in the garden. [...]

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Reading, writing and arithmetic – we all know the basics. But if your child has had a problem with the basics, especially reading, you know how frustrating an experience it can be. Luckily there is help available. Special tutoring, such as offered at Score Learning Centers, helps children ages 4 to 14 achieve significant academic [...]

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The woman is known for getting her money’s worth out of everything she owns, getting her thrills from .05 or .10 purchases at garage sales, and not throwing anything out, including this measuring cup that my husband remembers from his childhood. (And that is more than 30 years ago… Ah-hem.) Here is Gramma’s measuring cup [...]

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To let you be a driver, or not to let you be a driver: that is the question: Whether ’tis safer for my mind and body to suffer the time I spend driving you to work to make your fortune: Or to let you get a license and open a sea of troubles worrying about [...]

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While my sister has a cell phone (an ancient version), she had never received a text message. My children sent her a text while we were on vacation together and she didn’t quite know what to do. When she told them it was her first time, the little clowns started a chorus of Madonna’s “Like [...]

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Our vacation meal – the Sizzlin’ 70s Supper – started the night before with a mass tie dyeing event that stained our fingers for three days. As my relatives are all individualists, everyone went for an original design. The tie dyeing was very cool, baby. I had never made grilled pizzas but the calming effects [...]

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At some point in the parent/child relationship, the child will tell or otherwise indicate that their parent has embarrassed them. This is rather hurtful, especially on the first occasion. I have weathered enough of these occurrences so I am not only immune to their sting – I actually find pleasure in them. “Pleasure,” you say? [...]

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