What We Talked About Today: Unpopular Opinions, True Confessions, Adult Children, Parenting, and Other Things

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I rarely show photos of my own family but this time I’ll bend my rules. My daughter and her boyfriend … Continue reading Noir

LITTLE HAGRID, BEING A VAMPIRE AT HALLOWEEN, AND DEALING WITH FRIENDS WHO AREN’T VAMPIRES Despite the fact that I have … Continue reading I Got The Moves Like Hagrid

NEVER SHOUT NEVER – ABSOLUTELY NEVER Define and Conquer I’d picked the kids up last week from the roller skating … Continue reading NEVER SHOUT NEVER – ABSOLUTELY NEVER

I watch my husband Teddy move about the room and think he could be right off of the cover of … Continue reading Romance Under an October Moon

I first posted in 2013 but it is worth revisiting from time to time, even if you don’t have teens. … Continue reading Why something simple like hanging a spoon off your nose is so important

FANGS, TEXT BOOKS, ANCIENT VAMPIRES AND THOUGHTS ON HIGH SCHOOL A few days ago the girl child got her bottom braces … Continue reading FANGS, TEXT BOOKS, ANCIENT VAMPIRES AND THOUGHTS ON HIGH SCHOOL

A Note From Juliette:We all thought we’d be out of pandemic mode by now, but at least, for our kids, … Continue reading MIDDLE SCHOOL 101 – LIFE ISN’T FAIR. BROWN NOSERS, SHALLOW GEEKERY AND NEPOTISM