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5 Rules of Raising Teenagers

May 29, 2012

The Five Rules of Raising Teenagers was originally published over on Huffington Post. Here’s an excerpt: If you haven’t experienced the third circle of hell in parenting, a.k.a parenting a teenager, you might want to skip this blog post. Raising teenagers is the ‘Twilight Zone’ stage of child rearing. As a parent of a teen, [...]

Quotes for Parents Raising Teenagers

January 17, 2013

I have some quotes of inspiration for parents of teenagers, because I think parents of teens need it the most. The challenge of raising teens is that they LOOK more grown-up but then you get a reality check. I had a big reality check recently, when I saw the broken chair in the basement. Apparently [...]

Book: ‘The Good Life for Less’ by Amy Allen Clark

January 1, 2013

My friend Amy Allen Clark has a new book that hit stores today! The Good Life for Less: Giving Your Family Great Meals, Good Times, and a Happy Home on a Budget is going to be a hit. Amy is the type of person who instantly makes you feel at ease—she’s a “Martha Stewart” for [...]

Cool Gifts for Teen Girls

December 8, 2012

If you have a teenage girl, you know the gift they want most is…CASH. Cash is king for teenagers in general and teen girls especially like cash—otherwise it means a parent will pick out the gift! Besides money cards and gift cards, you want to give your teenage girl a holiday gifts—so here are a [...]

Funny Someecards for Thanksgiving

November 18, 2012

The Thanksgiving holiday looms and when you’re divorced, holiday weekends can mean a shuffle of kids between family gatherings. Divorce puts the FUN back into dysfunctional family holidays. If your family was already dysfunctional before divorce, having to split time with your ex during the holiday adds to the chaos. The holidays can be bittersweet [...]

Recipe: Deep-Fried Twinkies

November 16, 2012

Hostess Brands has closed! As slacker moms, junk food junkies and stoners mourn the loss our favorite brand, I will be posting recipes for some of the best (and worst) Hostess treats of all time. The DEEP-FRIED Twinkie is a guilty pleasure that can only be found at carnivals and state fairs. Deep-Fried Twinkies are [...]

Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts Inspire Me

November 5, 2012

In spite of all the political ugliness, there is so much good in the world. Just look at the aid pouring out to the victims of Hurricane Sandy! Images of #SandyHelp show the best of all of us. BuzzFeed has 26 inspiring images from Hurricane Sandy. If the BuzzFeed pictures don’t make you feel better, [...]

Halloween: “Slutty Skunks” and Ghosts Dressed Like Hookers [VIDEO]

October 30, 2012

Halloween: When “slutty skunks” and ghosts dressed like hookers roam the neighborhood! If you have a daughter over the age of eight, it’s tough to find a Halloween costume that doesn’t make your precious look like a stripper from Mars. The older a girl gets, the harder it is to find a Halloween costume. It’s [...]

Bullying Prevention Month: Bullying Facts

October 3, 2012

TV Anchor Jennifer Livingston’s response to a bully fired me up today. October kicked off Bullying Prevention Month and I want to spread the word about the true impact of bullying on kids. First of all, being bullied is not “normal” kid stuff. “Being bullied is not just an unpleasant rite of passage through childhood,” [...]

TV Anchor Schools Bully Who Called Her Fat [Video]

October 3, 2012

TV anchor Jennifer Livingston of WKBT-TV in LaCrosse, Wisconsin is my hero. Livingston took a hurtful and cruel letter from a viewer and turned it into an empowering response against online bullying. I love this so much. Livingston’s powerful response is all over the news but if you haven’t seen it, you need to stop [...]

Social Media and College Admissions [Infographic]

September 30, 2012

First thing I tell kids applying for college: clean up your Facebook, Twitter and any social media accounts. How people see you online defines WHO YOU ARE for college admissions. Presented by: OnlineColleges.net

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