My college-age kids wouldn't respond to my texts. I figured out a game to get them engaged.
I accidentally started the game over text after failed attempts at asking them questions about their lives. We have fun and I get to talk to them.
When my husband lost his wedding ring, my son thought we were no longer married
My husband lost his wedding ring while doing yard work. We tried looking for it with no success. Our middle child thought we had split up.
When my husband was laid off, we tried to reassure our kids everything would be OK. Meanwhile, I wasn't so sure.
Our kids struggled to understand what it meant when we told them that my husband was laid off. We reassured them that everything would be OK.
When my son went to college, I wanted to track his phone, but my husband didn't. After a lot of fighting, we compromised.
A mother wanted to track her son's phone when he went to college, but her husband thought it was an invasion of privacy. Their son said it was fine.
I encouraged my son to apply to only 3 colleges even though his friends were applying to 12 to 15. He still got into his dream school.
The author's son thought he had to apply to more than 10 schools as a hedge. People were horrified when they heard he'd applied to only three.
I booked a multigenerational vacation to bring my mom and kids closer and, wow, did it backfire
The author shares how her attempt at bringing her children and her mother closer together backfired as they spent the trip bickering.