by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 15, 2021 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
As with everything else in our culture these days, we seem to have this view that holidays need to be extraordinary. We have to go all the places, see all the displays, and deck all the halls. I think (hope) we’ve found that with the year we all had in 2020, we CAN...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 8, 2021 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Marriage, Teenagers, Toddlers, Wellbeing
In the 70’s/80’s (when we grew up), one of the most popular shows on the air was The Brady Bunch, which tackled the socially radical concept of two single parents getting married and creating their blended new family with 6 kids. Later, Cheaper by the Dozen did...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Nov 1, 2021 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
In America, we love freedom, options, and choice. We want a certain make/model/color car. We get irritated when the shoes we want only come in taupe and not camel. When it comes time to vote, we sure do want our choice of candidate on the ballot. In the...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Oct 11, 2021 | All Grown Up, Family Topics, Health, Marriage, Teenagers, Wellbeing
As parents concerned about our kids’ whole development—including MORAL—I think this topic may dog us, exhaust us, plague us like no other in parenting. When our kids reach school age (actually before that in many cases) and our sphere of influence changes, they...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Oct 4, 2021 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
As our guest today, we are breaking the “just ask your mom” mold and talking with a DAD, who also happens to be a financial advisor, and who ALSO happens to be Renee’s husband, David, who many of you only know by the vaguely embarrassing comments Renee has dropped...
by justaskyourmompodcast | Sep 27, 2021 | Family Topics, Teenagers, Toddlers
Sibling Relationships are as old as time. Cain & Abel, Jacob & Esau, Joseph & his brothers. Even Jesus was ribbed by his brothers. Those in the Christian community often refer to one another as “brothers and sisters,” which is probably...
