I’m sorry, you lost my what?

For those who don’t know, I used to be in the military.  I was stationed at McGuire Air Force Base for six years when my kids were very young.  At the time, my daughter was in daycare full-time and my son was going to pre-school part-time (they are young adults now).  When he wasn’t in pre-school, my son was at…

(Stressed Out) Parent of the Year Award

I catch so much flack about this story, and fortunately it’s all good natured.  Before you give me some too, let me give you a little back story to help you understand how it happened.  I was in school at the time, taking a full course load (four courses per semester), working full time, and taking care…

The hardest job I’ve ever had

If someone had told me how hard being a mother would be, I mean if someone could’ve really helped me comprehend what it takes to raise another human being, especially knowing now that I would have to do it alone, I never would’ve done it.  I may have just become abstinent for the rest of my…