Alamy
When my husband and I recently escaped from our four month long home renovations, our teenagers, our two Labrador retrievers and the cold and wet Vancouver weather, we left our 19-year-old son home alone for two weeks. Yes, we had multiple discussions -- he and I, he and his dad and the three of us. Again and again we said: NO PARTIES, remember to take out the garbage, don't spend too much money, look after your sister if she comes home on the weekend, BE GOOD. But still I was nervous...
08/02/2012 05:32 EDT
ABC
I'm not anywhere near as annoying or bossy or overprotective or uptight as Claire. Just because I want what's best for my kids and discuss contentious issues with them until they see the light (mine), it doesn't mean I don't respect their points of view.
02/28/2012 04:54 EST
I was at the doggie park in Ambleside this week, enjoying the dogs, the ocean, and the owners. OK, so I'm the first to admit that I'm a tiny bit biased, but as an owner of Labrador Retrievers, I have...
02/21/2012 09:38 EST
Times Square District Management Association, Inc.
A couple of weeks ago, my son phoned home. Surprisingly enough, he's actually very good about calling home on a regular basis. Anyway, this time he let a bomb drop. "Hey guys, did you know that your daughter has a boyfriend?" Dead silence. Ah no... no clue. And how did he know?
02/14/2012 03:01 EST
I know I'm in big trouble when her laser focus pins me to the wall and she boldly proclaims, "I like that top you're wearing, Mom. I think I'll just have to steal it from you." And she does. Especially now that she's on a budget, she loves shopping for free -- in my closet and drawers.
02/04/2012 11:46 EST
alamy
I think I must have been evil in a prior life. You know that song from The Sound of Music that goes, "Nothing comes from nothing"? (I know, this really does show that I'm over-the-hill as my kids insi...
01/30/2012 06:53 EST
