How to brazenly jolt your children into taking you seriously
One of the biggest problems ineffective parents have today is compelling their kids to take them seriously. MamaBear can truly understand that, as every now and then…her children push back as well. Sucks, that. Take yesterday morning; I had noticed that one of my cubs was slacking big-time when it came to completing evening chores. […]
Week 4, Day 4, Camp Ling! Wild Tomatoes Calling
Yawn…today is Day 4 of Week 4 of the gloriousness known as Camp Ling! Wheeeee! I have to admit, yesterday turned out to be quite enjoyable indeed. HD2 became one with the iron: I saw my foot evaporate: I created an awesome allegory from base materials like: In the afternoon, I picked up HS2's friend […]
“My teen hangs out with the wrong crowd.”
From the mailbag: "Dear MamaBear, My 16 year old son is hanging out with a bunch of jerks who don't care about school, don't care about success, don't really care about anything that requires time and effort. Unfortunately, my son is hanging out with them. I tried to forbid him to see them but he […]
Boldly unleash your child’s inner hero
Courage. It comes in many forms. And MamaBear has recently internalized (kinda sorta like a neutron bomb can internalize a wee bit of devastating power) that quite often, people are afraid to give themselves permission to face reality….the way it really is. It happened during this today's Camp Ling morning jog. Every other day, I […]
Week 4, Day 3 – Camp Ling! Total regrouping
Gotta love…recovery. I think one of the best things about running a summer camp for my kids is that things can change at a moment's notice…and turned into the most awesome learning experiences imaginable. Yesterday…was definitely one of those days. You see, MamaBear woke up to see HS1 and HS2 totally ignored their responsibilities, and […]
Classic Customer Service!
I can so see me doing this…. Click on the comic above to see it all!
Suicide is *never* the answer…but do your kids realize that?
I think everyone plays around with the idea of suicide at one point in their lives…don't you? The second-to-last time I ever thought about suicide was when I was 20 years old, a junior, at college. I vividly remember taking out my hunting knife, staring at the blade, and then saying to myself: "Jeepers, that […]
Week 4, Day 2, Camp Ling! Reality check
Morning! Today is Week 4 and Day 2 of Camp Ling, and wow, it's character-building. Well, actually, Camp itself isn't…it's more like the summer….is. 🙂 Activity-wise, it was lots of fun: My morning gardening adventures revealed: which got turned into veggie art like so! At the gym, HD2 and I blurred the time-space continuum again: […]
Tiny Great Danes
First there were tiny elephants, and then…. Click on the comic above to see it all!