Puppy Lessons 101
Are puppy lessons for owners or for the puppy? The first thing people tell you to do when you get a puppy is to sign up for puppy lessons. After attending a few sessions with my pup, I couldn’t decide if the lessons were designed to teach my dog simple commands like “sit” or “stay” [...]
What I love about being a mother
As a mother of two small children, I truly believe that these are the best years of my life. While it is taxing to fulfill the needs of two little ones, I try to slow down and enjoy the small things that make motherhood so rewarding. Whipping a tear after a fall, bringing home a [...]
Keeping Your Cool When Getting Insurance Quotes
I absolutely hate talking to customer service representatives of any kind. That’s one of the reasons that it always takes me so long to get quotes for anything from service providers. But eventually I get around to doing it. When I do, I typically end up frustrated and upset. I often find myself in tears.
For [...]
People Are Meant to Change
One of the best things about growing up is that you get a chance to see things changing in the world around you. You can see firsthand that things don’t have to be a certain way just because they have always been that way. And I think that this encourages you to allow change in [...]
Our Mothers Group is Getting Tattoos
Since we moved five years ago to Staten Island, New York, I have been a part of a mothers group there. It has not only been a great way to make friends with people that have children, but it has given me a sounding board for my parenting problems.
In some respects I would say that we [...]