This is the grueling part of parenting- when our child gets their hopes up about a team, only to find face the disappointment of not being picked for it.
Something happened recently that really upset me.
As I was conversing with my two boys, ages 6 and 9, about Halloween costumes, my 9 year-old informed me he no longer wanted to be a character for Halloween. He said Halloween...
This year, my 10-year-old step-daughter had six items on her Christmas wish list. Of the six, five were technologically advanced items.
Earlier this year, she said she wanted a new phone because hers was not a "new" one. First of...