I was a good girl but I also did things I wasn't allowed to do. I even went and bought a Playgirl! Scandalous in Utah! It was a dare but I did it. Why do we always think we are so different? So just because I was raised without the internet I am clueless! I think not but my teens think yes..and yours? Do your teens think you're clueless?
Read MoreDoing research this week I read an old speech my brother gave. I included a very small excerpt and memory from all of Thatcher kids in this weeks post. Stuart, we miss you and your sense of humor. May it live on in your words. P.S. the little girl in the swimsuit is me. It was one with me all summer. My mom had to force it off of me to wash it.
Read MoreDo you want to stop by? Ring because I am used to this kind of atmosphere and mayhem. I was never lonely as a kid.... there was always something up in this big crazy family.
Read MoreWould you chop someone's fingers off? Would you dare? My sister did!
Read MoreWho hasn't felt like they wanted to bully back when their child is hurt? Be honest, don't you feel like you want to get back at the culprit? I am guilty! Susan Perabo sums up how it feels when your child is bullied in her New York Time article. Her fundamental question is should you feel ashamed or triumphant?
Read MoreI asked myself this question while running through the streets of Amsterdam. When I run I am not connected and my mind is free. Yes, I love my phone, my laptop, and my facebook feed. I am not alone here. How should we deal with these devices?
Read MoreI have told the story of my family so many times and from so many angles that I think everyone must know it. This isn't about my family but about all of us. I don't wear my story on a post it on my forehead, do you?
Read MoreSelf absorbed teens that challenge you daily...Sound familiar? While I sometimes struggle with two at home I am at awe with how my Mom did it with eight of us, really eight teens at once under the same roof. She set a great example... read what she did.
Read MoreI love libraries. Maybe that's because back in the day we actually had to go to a library to look books up and study. My brother studied the parking lot, his friends, and life. Watching him, working with him taught me some valuable lessons. As promised how his grades affected me the girl who studied.
Read MoreI love my brother but he was also a constant challange for me. One year my senior but it the same grade we hate this LOVE LOVE LOVE but sometimes hate relationship. Read about how my Mom dealt with him bringing home straight F's. Yes, that's right, he flunked everything.
Read MoreI am honored to be from such an amazing family. This is my sister, she was sixteen when she arrived. Imagine her fate without my parents actions in the government to get her here. Let's change lives, one at a time. When you do acts of kindness, it touches you and you are forever changed. Try it if you haven't and if you have, I salute you!
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