Personal Parenting Journal (Emily's Life) Archives

Growing Up With a Depressed Mother (I Had No Idea She Needed Help)

My mom was really depressed when I was growing up. I see it now as an adult, as …

I started to teach my oldest son to play chess when he was four years old. he is …

My second child turns 6 in just a few weeks. I can’t believe that he is almost 6. …

I am equal parts planner to wacky spontaneous. It’s a weird combination, I agree. But that’s who I …

I’m always behind all the other families with planning. I don’t like to set my schedule six months …

I committed in January of this year to blogging as much as I could on a personal level …

Today was the 100th day of school at my son’s school today. I had no idea this was …

I’ve started making mom friends, despite my best efforts. Generally at school and around town, I keep my …

Yoooooooo! So I never knew this. But Young Adult books…..well, let’s just say that I always thought that …

You might not know this, but I am on Youtube. I have a Youtube channel (under another name), …