by justaskyourmompodcast | Dec 16, 2024 | Family Topics, Toddlers
The popular version of Santa Claus comes from a series of drawings from the 1880s and the famous poem Twas the Night Before Christmas. From the merging of these two creations, we get the familiar lines: He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,And...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Dec 9, 2024 | Family Topics, Toddlers, Uncategorized
Well, it’s that time of year again. A common topic of conversation that likely keeps popping up again and again amongst parents is How does your family celebrate Christmas? Bonnie and I were BLESSED enough to miss the Elf on the shelf craze. That sounds...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Dec 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare writes in the play Romeo & Juliet. “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” Translation: the naming of things is irrelevant. Juliet won’t love Romeo any better if he had a...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 25, 2024 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
Just a cursory browse thru the parenting interwebs will deliver a sweeping range of opinion on discipline & punishment. Largely what it comes down to is connotations and semantics. And possibly, a question of what worldview lens you’re using to view...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 18, 2024 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Health, Teenagers, Toddlers, Wellbeing
This episode is a shorter conversation just to do a bit of a gut check. Renee, you were just saying the other day that you’d been talking to a friend who’s about to move here from central America, and that you were giving a big head’s up about the pace of life...
