Let’s face it, as moms we know our kids. We know what they are capable of and what they might do and most likely what they won’t do. Hopefully we understand their hearts and what motivates them. And we definitely know which of our kids is most likely to cause trouble in the family. I can’t tell […]
Sitting in a counselor’s office as an early 30-something, I remember the psychologist introducing me to the conflict triangle. It appeared that I had been part of one since childhood without even understanding how I was participating. What I discovered was that when the two people in my life were in conflict, I was the emotional support for both […]
Last week I felt like everything I did for one of my kids was met with sarcasm, frustration, or anger. The typical jokes we had between us, the acts of kindness I did, and every time I seemed to open my mouth it was met with a snarl of “you never…” or “you always…”. […]
I remember it well. The phone call, I mean. Mrs. Hitchcock, this is Sargent (whatever his name) from the police department. I’ll admit, I’m not sure at that moment if I caught all the details. All I remember was the pause after I hung up with him. My husband was standing nearby and must have […]
Talking with a mom the other day, I smiled realizing that she needed a dose of perspective. It was hard for her to understand the difficulty another mother was having in raising her kids. “If only she would __________, her son wouldn’t act that way. It’s her own fault. As expected, this mom espoused the […]
A number of years ago my husband taught a junior high boys small group. One of the topics that would always come up was how to treat members of the opposite sex. I remember one of his lines well: “Remember, you don’t know whose wife you are dating. Treat your girlfriend the way you hope […]