Have you had time to check out parenting blogs lately?
No? Well neither have I!
But what I did find the last time I looked was a glut of blogs on parenting young children, or even teens. Page after page of opinions on breast milk versus formula, pacifiers versus the thumb, the benefits or perils of fruit juices, and how to start your child off on the right foot, from the first day of kindergarten, to fast-track him or her to your Ivy League school of choice. And more.
Where are the blogs that address the unique challenges faced by parents of "mature" children? Am I the only one who sits at her computer, snickering over the so-called problems of a mother of the average two-year-old, thinking, "Honey, you ain't seen nothin' yet!"? Am I the only one who can associate the grays in her hair to specific events in her children's growing years?
So this blog is dedicated to those moms who've been there and done that, who've raised their children to their "majority," only to find out that they're not done, and probably never will be done, with parenting. We'd love for this to be an open forum where the like-minded feel welcomed to share experiences, joyful and painful, and maybe make some new friends.
But this can't be a "closed" club to just those who fit the standard definition of "mother." For purposes of this blog, we will define a "mother" as anyone who has given birth, adopted a child, been a foster parent, married into "motherhood" (step-mother) or in any other way has "mothered" an adult child (aunt, mentor, older sister, etc.). Heck, we'll even welcome the men/fathers, if they'd like to comment.
Likewise, for purposes of this blog, we will define "adult" children as those who have reached their legal maturity; i.e., eighteen years of age. You know, the age when they can go to war and cast their (often misguided) votes, but they can't buy a beer.
Topics can range from the frustration of those in-between college years (where they've had a taste of emancipation, yet somehow, once home, they think it's not just okay but expected to have all the benefits of childhood...like access to a 24-hour cook and laundress), to the never-ending money struggles. ("What's the big deal, Mom? It's ONLY $400!")
Whatever your experiences, we invite you to jump in and enjoy!
