After a weekend of speaking, yesterday I piled through my backed up email. There, buried under the junk, was a name I didn’t recognize. Within seconds, tears streamed down my face. Rejection. I didn’t see it coming; thought I was moving forward. But there it was. In black letters…rejection. My first reaction…text my…
Cinderella. Mulan. Snow White. Jasmine. When my children were small, Stacey, a family friend lived with us. Stacey was a collector of Disney movies so for several years my kids felt like they had their very own Blockbuster under our roof. They loved nothing more than to knock on Stacey’s door and beg to borrow…
My friend, Renee, sent me an email this week with really disturbing news. Facebook experienced a glitch causing old private messages to become public on my timeline. Not just me, but every Facebook user. I wasn’t all that concerned about myself; I don’t really say much on Facebook that I wouldn’t want others to read….
When it comes to pranks and teasing…especially with teens…when is it too much? Always. In a small town in Michigan, it’s homecoming this weekend. And there will be a young girl who has struggled to get there; all because of bullying. The Today Show reports a small group of students in the sophomore class…
All summer long it’s been a quiet little college. Now it’s hustle and bustle. Loaded vans and trucks pull up to the school, bringing along not only loads of things, but loads of emotions. Students who are anxious and others excited. And parents. Some who are anxious and others who are excited. I was that parent…
Today, I have with me my new friend at met at She Speaks 2012, Maria Furlough. Be sure to check out our give away at the bottom! By: Maria Furlough Author of Your Daughter Needs a Hero: Helping Her Through Insecurity and Poor Body Image Yup! This is me at 13 years old. Who…