by Shannon Popkin | Mar 14, 2020 | Communication, Disagreement, Discipline, Friendship, Wisdom, Women, Young Control Girl
“We’re in college!” said one girl in an irritated tone. “Doesn’t she know we’re busy?” said the other. “I mean, that was my last chance to finish this stupid paper, and now it’s probably going to be late—due to...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 24, 2014 | Communication, Family, Holidays, Kids' Perspective, Parenting
During one particular sports season, my son Cole complained that his coach screamed more at him than anyone else on the team. And from what I was hearing on the sidelines, I decided he might be right! I constantly heard my son’s name being screamed across the...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 3, 2014 | Communication
Women don’t join a small group because they want to show off their new scarf or nail polish color. They get plenty of superficial interaction during the rest of the week! Women come to small group because they want to be part of something. They want to pour the...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 5, 2014 | Communication, Mistakes, Parenting, Wisdom
A friend was recently giving me an update on how it’s going–now that his oldest child is behind the wheel. He said he grips the door handle and yells a lot, and it seems to be working!I laughed and told him I’d have to try his grip-n-yell technique....
by Shannon Popkin | Jun 17, 2014 | Communication
He called at 6:45 p.m. to say he was ready to be picked up, but I had accidentally forgotten my phone.I didn’t get there till 8:00 p.m.It was a long night for my boy.It was a ‘pickup game’ of lacrosse. But apparently he had more skills to pick up...
by Shannon Popkin | May 16, 2014 | Communication, Witness
I was in Target recently, shopping in the athletic wear, when a conversation in the next aisle made me lose all interest in gym shorts. In stead of outfitting my son for track, what I wanted to do was go find this little girl, who was talking to her mom. She was like...
