Has anyone read this book, To Train Up A Child? I had never heard of it until a few days ago and what I have learned since then has made me sick. Basically this book was written by a Christian mother and father who beli…

So, I’ve just dropped my kids off at school, treated myself to a Chai Tea Latte from Coffee Bean, and sat down in the waiting room of my local Jiffy Lube for my regular oil change (by regular I mean yearly). I can…

I grew up in a verbally abusive home, I suppose you could say. I was told things like: You are out of shape (when I complained of being out of breath, but I was diagnosed with asthma a few years later). Stop being la…

My mother-in-law is coming to visit on Saturday. I always get nervous. I still have some left over anger over the last time we saw each other. I saw her husband spank my nephew. He then said "You know that was an acc…

This may be all over the place at first, but you'll get the jist of it. I'll start off with how I grew up so it was normal to me. My parents (which were great parents don't get me wrong) they were a certain way and as…