Disciplining Children

It’s been many years since I was spanked, but I remember the experience quite clearly.  First, my mother would warn us when we were close to getting in trouble when we were about to cross the line.  And, nine times out of ten, we’d not only cross the line, we’d jump over it and go [...]

A Sweet Gift

A few days ago I was at home waiting for our crib to be delivered when I received a box in the mail.  It was super heavy and at first I wasn’t sure who had sent it. The label merely said, “enjoy reading” and had a name that I didn’t recognize.  I stared at it [...]

Monday Musings: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

There are some things that we just don’t say around children.  Words of anger or disagreement or worry.  Curse words, of course, and sometimes words of sadness or gossip.  I think it’s safe to say that most of us would classify such discussions as “adult talk only.”  The reason is obvious, we don’t want our [...]