I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Cascade. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. I have a sordid past, when it comes to dishwashers. For starters, in the home where I grew up, we had a petrol pressure washer, …
We haven’t had a LOT of colds around here this winter, but the one we had, all four of us shared. It took its time picking off family member after family member, and took us over a week, each, to recover. It was the gift that kept on giving, and it was a DOOZY! As …
This post marks the last in a series of six posts that I have written as an Ambassador Mom for Kotex. It’s been a really good experience for me, and not just because we received free product (although that was a very nice thing!). It’s also been a good thing for me, personally. I feel …
Back in June, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as an Ambassador Mom for Kotex. Kotex asked its Ambassador Moms to write posts geared toward moms of tweens and teens, and put those posts up periodically, as it were. Ahem. They asked me to schedule these posts, once a month. Once a month. It’s the …
Once upon a time, when I was in my 20’s, I was a school teacher. I taught school at a very hoity-toity private school, where the parents paid big bucks to receive more personalized attention for their well-heeled students. It was on me to provide that attention and educate those offspring, and I did my …
As much as my Mother adored me, (and she did), it was never easy for me to talk with her about things that were deeply personal to me. That’s on me. For some reason, when it came to topics concerning my body, I held her at arm’s length, so to speak. Which is why, I’m …
I was talking lately with some moms of tweens, and a couple of them mentioned that they are kind of dreading the discussion that they’ll need to be having soon with their daughters, in regard to the changes that a girl’s body goes through at puberty. They were especially not looking forward to talking with …
How did you learn about the facts of life?Do you remember? I’ll bet you do! And, if you’re a woman, who explained to you the wonderful way your body functions? Was it your Mom? Did someone explain it to you in a class at school? Or did a girlfriend give you the lowdown on the …