Embracing Ignorance (and Other Parenting Thoughts)

If your child is a senior in high school you’re no doubt like us and finding dozens of mailers, catalogs, … Continue reading Embracing Ignorance (and Other Parenting Thoughts)

Outtakes (from a parenting/vampire blogger)

These are the recent outtakes (the absolute real reason I’ve started so many blog posts lately and not finished a … Continue reading Outtakes (from a parenting/vampire blogger)

Three True Tales of Terror (with teens, rats and possums) – with illustrations Tale #1: High School Horror This morning as … Continue reading Three True Tales of Terror (with teens, rats and possums) – with illustrations

I live in a pretty crazy world full of interesting people and challenges that hit me like either flying fried … Continue reading Personal Hygiene, Vampire Hunters and Real Friends…and don’t forget the Marx Brothers

Parenting 101 I consider myself a serious parenting blogger, because I believe parenting is the most important job you can … Continue reading Throwing It ALL Away – Teens and Consequences

Ask Juliette (Ask A Vampire – Advice for Everyone) is a somewhat regular feature at vampiremaman.com This week I’ll answer … Continue reading Ask Juliette: Fairy Tales, Kid’s Sports, and Vampires

In honor of the Grammy’s I was planning on doing a post of the WORST songs ever (Rhiannon, McArthur Park, … Continue reading Have Some Cake (and Parenting of Course)

The sixteen year old boy in this post is now twenty, but this still applies for all parents, teens, and … Continue reading Bed Bug, Bedbug, Freeze Out, Hardscrabble (Parenting, Teens and a Little Romance)