Last week, Casiday looked at me and said, "I know you don't like when people talk about how many likes they have on social media, but my picture of Mamaw has over 100. Isn't that sweet?" I smiled at her because, for that one moment, I knew she'd been listening to all I've been telling her since we opened her first social media account when she turned 13. She may not agree or understand, but she has heard me repeat over and over that social media likes are not a measure of her value or ... [Read More]
10 Great Books for Moms
I've been writing a lot {okay, mostly}about parenting lately. There are several reasons for that but the main one is, right now, it's just hard. I think I might have mentioned before how much more challenging parenting a teenager is than I'd ever dreamed. And I'm not alone. I get phone calls and texts and emails almost every day from friends who are trying to navigate these tricky waters without going under and without losing their kids {and their minds!} to the riptides that keep popping ... [Read More]
