A Perverse Measure of LOVE?
SOOOO many moms of teen girls lament the friction between them and their daughters especially when previously their relationship may …
Author Archives: Kathleen Fischer
The Year YOU WANT, 2019
There’s NOTHING magic about it. . . or IS there? It doesn’t matter which expert you read or which self-help …
Words to Say to Darkness (which so often follows the holidays)
A wisdom story tells of an elder who teaches a young girl that inside of us all are two …
The BEST Family Idea in a LONG Time Just in Time for Thanksgiving!
In research done on kids and resilience, that is, the ability to overcome difficulty, researchers discovered an odd connection: Kids …
Beyond the Supreme Court Hearings: There’s An Important “Third Thing” Here
The hearings for Supreme Court justice have offered more “third things” than I can count. (In case you missed my …
Some Things Have Changed But BALANCE Remains the Key
Maybe you remember teaching your kid to ride a bike. Many of us began with training wheels. The little guy …
Mrs. Mohrs . . . in honor of a fresh school year
We all had one like her: she wore a little too much perfume, strong perfume; her cheeks were a little …
First-Day-of-School Supplies?
I was standing in line at Target today, realizing that Target seemed busier than usual…mostly parents with their kids. Then …
Attuning One More Season
ATTUNEMENT: to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust: He has attuned himself to living in the quiet country. …
If You’d Rather Skip Mother’s Day, I See You
I have felt seated at the margin of Mothers Day many, many times. And I have spoken with quite a …
