And then this.....

Hello!


I forget when I wrote my piece about the "Tiger Mom."   I know it was whenever the big hullaballoo came out about the book and after I saw an interview with the author.

This past weekend I was reading the weekly periodical called "The Week."  I enjoy the magazine because it is a quick and thorough publication that highlights all the recent news, and offers commentary on timely topics.

While I was perusing this past edition, I was delighted to see the article "A tiger mom's angry offspring."   In this piece a young woman spoke about her upbringing by a tiger mom.  She talked about how her mother would hit her, and make her kowtow to her, and grovel on her knees to show submission.   She also said that these tactics made her become amazingly successful in her field and a very wealthy, accomplished musician.  So, I guess if those are the results you are looking for in raising kids, have at this method!

Now, "the rest of the story" as Paul Harvey used as his byline...

The article concludes by saying that when this young woman turned 21, she fired her Mom, got a new manger and has not talked to her Mom since... Oh, and she also has decided that although she is an accomplished educated professional, the one thing she will never choose to take on, is Motherhood. She felt that she would sadly, probably do the same thing her Mom had to her, and so will pass on the whole Mom thing...

Hmmmmm......

Until next time,

A not so tiger Mom,

Pam

Mother's Day

Hello All!


For each and everyone of us women that are Mother's, Mother's to be and women who help in every way...

Celebrate yourself, the women that came before you, the women that will come after you and honor all that a Mom does...each and every day!

Happy Day!

Until next time,

Pam

Hold on!

Hello All!


This morning I am sitting in our living room contemplating the fact that I (well actually we) have three grown children... How did that happen?

Yesterday Bill and I were out doing regular Saturday chores, the excitement of groceries and car washing.  When we were at the car wash, I wondered where Bill was, then saw that he was talking to and playing with a little girl that was being held by her Dad.  Bill and he struck up a conversation and I heard him comment on "It goes really really fast!"  I smiled.... It does.

Two weeks ago Bill and I got the opportunity to go to Houston, Texas for Easter with our son, his wife and her lovely family.  While Bill and I were driving over to the hotel,  I realized that 31 years ago, well I actually already knew that, but to put that number of 31 on the realization was fascinating!   31 years ago Bill and I and baby Anne lived in Houston, then we added our daughter Megan, she was born there. Now 31 years later we are going to our son's in-laws right in the very same place we had two baby girls and Billy was not even part of the equation.  O.K.  I am staring to annoy myself at this whole nostalgia thing...

But... here it is...

HOLD ON!!  HOLD ON!!  HOLD ON!!

Hold on, enjoy every bit of time with your kids even when they are bugging you.  Before you even know it, you will be the crazy Mom like me commenting on how in the world did your kids get to be grownups?


Until next time,
Nostalgia photo included....

Pam