A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter N for Never Let You Go

April 17, 2017October 9, 2021 Writing Sparkle14 Comments

In that way of childlike innocents my younger son melted my heart one night as I was putting him to bed. This little fella hadn’t always been the most affectionate and so this special moment caught me by surprise. We had finished bedtime story, last bathroom break, and a few minutes of talking about his… Continue reading A – Z Blogging Challenge, Raising Boys: The Penis Chronicles presents the Letter N for Never Let You Go

Parenting & Other Life Stories

Parenting Quotes for Today

February 11, 2017March 27, 2022 Writing Sparkle3 Comments

Here are 7 inspirational parenting quotes that I really enjoyed and wanted to share with you. There was something about each one of them that rang true. I hope you enjoy them, and if you have any others to share please add them in the comment section below. “My children are the reason I laugh,… Continue reading Parenting Quotes for Today

Parenting & Other Life Stories

Vacation Under the Oceans of Naboo

March 27, 2016March 27, 2022 Writing Sparkle1 Comment

We stand eagerly on the platform with crowds of other vacationers. It feels something like boarding a train only this platform is grey under our feet, and we stand in small groups of eight designated by yellow boxes painted on the floor. This designation is for our space travelling safety. A television near us reports… Continue reading Vacation Under the Oceans of Naboo

Parenting & Other Life Stories

Up the Nose: The lost milestone

January 31, 2016March 27, 2022 Writing Sparkle

What is it with kids and their nose? I realize that nose picking is a stage, a yucky stage, that is sometimes accompanied by eating the object that has been picked, but I’m beginning to think there is a lost mile stone involved here: nose stuffing. Nose stuffing being the act of industriously hiding objects… Continue reading Up the Nose: The lost milestone