- Love your kids.
- Talk with your kids.
- Have fun with your kids.
- Make sure they wear sunscreen every single day and have good sunglasses (especially important for Vampire kids)
- Teens are FUN. Don’t just assume when they turn 13 they’ll turn into Werewolves (no offense to my Werewolf friends but you KNOW how you are.)
- Eat your kale.
- Don’t bring home your food (the Vampires know what I’m talking about.)
- When it all becomes too much to just take a deep breath – you’re not alone. There is always someone who cares. Reach out and someone will be there – even if it is an uncomfortable reach…someone will be there.
- Laugh every single day.
- Avoid Ghosts.
- Take night walks and listen to the sounds, breathe in the cold air, watch the shadows and enjoy the beauty of it.
- Don’t even say NO to haters. Just ignore them. Indifference is stronger than any form of hate – because it shows the haters that they can’t hurt you and that they have no place in your life.
- Be a Vampire for Halloween this year – even if you’re already a Vampire. You have a good half a year to plan! Wheeee!
- Writing genre fiction or anything YOU enjoy writing is NEVER a sell out and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
More this week to come on what we’re talking about, Vampire stories, opera singers, and more silly stuff.
~ Juliette aka Vampire Maman
Vampire Maman 
Many good things in the list, but my fav might be the last one about genre fiction. I am so tired of genre snobbery. Write what you love and be happy.
All that snobbery must just suck all of the fun out of their existence. And what is the reason for it? I’ve always wondered. Some things we’ll never know.
You’re right, Juliette, don’t sell out your dream because someone says it’s stupid. Yes, biology, singing, and history are not exactly the lucrative or easy career choices, but there are ways to pursue those dreams while making a decent living. We have to get creative is all. You adults out there, go help some kid be creative, today!
Yes indeed!
It may not always be possible to avoid ghosts… 😈
You’re telling me. I really hate ghosts.