(This is post 1 in a 2 part series about smartphones. The next post will be about what I told my kids about owning a smartphone. You can't call it a "before" and "after" if you like) Like all other parenting decisions, the choice to give a child a smartphone or tablet is a personal one. My son, God bless him, is the only GR7 in his class who doesn’t have a phone or … [Read more...]
What I told my boys about #metoo #amInext and being a woman in South Africa
My son saw the #metoo #amInext march in Cape Town last week on the news. The conversation went like this: “Why are they marching Mom?” “Because violence against women in South Africa is like an epidemic my son” "But why Mom?" “Because there is something fundamentally wrong in our society?” “But why Mom?” “Because my son, there is something fundamentally wrong … [Read more...]
To the Mom who can’t ask for help
Maybe this is one of those things that only some people struggle with. Like complaining about bad service or sending food back in a restaurant or wearing flowery patterns. But here’s the thing. I need help...to learn to ask for help! I recently embarked on the most terrifying, anwer-to-prayer passion project of my life, a project that I hope to be the first of many. And in the … [Read more...]
To the mom dealing with envy
I have a friend that everything comes easy for. Doesn’t everyone? That one girl who just (looks like she) breezes through life, hair that requires no blowdrying, a figure that doesn’t require calorie restriction, kids who require no bribing or threatening, a confidence that doesn’t require herculean effort and all the things/ opportunities/ experiences/ achievements I wish … [Read more...]
To the mom who is feeling the pressure
It was one of those typical "gym bunny" T-shirts. It read: It doesn't get easier, you just get stronger. It made me wonder, am I too old to roll my eyes at her? (often at the gym it takes all my considerable strength of character not to be annoyed with people. And their outfits. I'm sorry. Kind of.) It also made me wonder, ok so I know it's true about exercise, but is it … [Read more...]
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