Dear Ann Landers: My 5 yr old asked me if I’d ironed my underwear this morning. When I asked him why, he said “mom, you are WAY too uptight for a Monday.” Sheesh. Do you think I need to relax?
A few weeks ago, readers might recall the speech that was O (Obama not Oprah!) so controversial . . .the big Presidential speech to school kids. Parents got all worked up about everything from socialism, liberalism, brainwashing—yet once people actually read the speech (that was posted on online prior), it turns out it was really [...]
Dear Ann Landers: My 5 yr old flushed an entire orange down the toilet, which caused a major clog and hours of work dismantling the entire unit. When asked why he did it he said, “He was trying to feed all of the hungry children in China.” His heart was in the right place. Should [...]
Dear Ann Landers: OK. I might have told my 5 yr old son that my job while he is in school is a super hero. My job is just too complicated to explain, so I went that route. Now he’s asking me to prove it, so I told him I’d scale down the side of [...]
This week I have made it a point to not only listen more closely to my children when they speak, but write down some of the interesting things that come out of their mouths. And, although my 11 year-old daughter never ceases to amaze me with her insightful, caring words—it’s been my 5 year-old son [...]
Dear Ann Landers: My 5 yr old asked me today what car he’d be driving when he was 16. I told him it would be the same minivan we were driving right now. He said he’d rather ride a giant goat. Should I get that in writing? *Click here for an archive of Dear Ann [...]
Over the last year—or whenever the recession (almost the depression) was officially dubbed the recession—I have become obsessed with a world that has been turned upside down or just plain inside out for millions of people. My husband and I have been lucky, as we have survived (so far) through the thick of the mess. [...]
Once again, I find myself getting ready to start working at 9 pm. It’s been another long day of work, family, a few minutes of exercise and now back to work. Almost daily somebody asks me, “Do you ever sleep?” I heard someone ask my business partner that same question the other day. Sounds like [...]
Today, Mother’s Day 2009, was one of the best days of my entire life. And, although my husband, kids and God-daughter, made it special from beginning to end – it was one hour. . .from 9-10 pm. . .too late for my 5 year-old to be up. . . too late for him to be [...]
If you are going to go, go FAR. Signs are everywhere that guide us, wake us up and turn us back in the right direction. I’ve found that to be true of people, too. So, why bring this up? Because I’ve learned over and over again that if you don’t listen or heed to [...]
This blog is ultimately about telling stories—true stories about things that are important, things that inspire and things that make us happy, sad. . .moved. Authored by Stephanie Worrell—a wife, mother, author, business owner and believer that all things are possible—she has always sought out amazing people and their stories. All of her life (that she can remember), Stephanie has been attracted to people who work to make the world a better place. Stretching the mind and your current way of thinking about things is important to moving forward in life. Stephanie is asking the world to contribute their stories, product suggestions, book review, etc. to this blog. And, who knows. . .someone might just be reading that can take a story to the masses. You never know. O, really—it could happen!