by Shannon Popkin | Aug 30, 2016 | Control Girl, Parenting
I feel like I spent my kids’ whole childhoods getting them prepared for college. I was constantly saying things like, “In college, I won’t be there to remind you to do your homework…” and, “Your college roommate won’t like it when you borrow her clothes without...
by Shannon Popkin | May 7, 2016 | Parenting
A re-post from last year: My son, Cole, was mesmerized by fish as a child. So, to surprise him on his fifth birthday, I bought a one-gallon fish tank. A few hours before his party, I sent my husband to fetch a resident for the tank, and he came back with, “Goldfish.”...
by Shannon Popkin | May 4, 2016 | Parenting
Whatever becomes “normal” at home is what our kids will take with them into life. Is it normal to stomp off and slam doors? Is it normal to give the silence treatment? Is it normal to run greet whoever just got home? As moms, we play a vital role in laying...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 2, 2016 | Parenting, Uncategorized
By: Shannon Popkin, published on the True Woman blog: “Sit down so I can comb your hair.” “Don’t touch the pretties.” “Stay in your bed till Mommy comes to get you.” These are things I said repeatedly to my children when they...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 9, 2015 | God, Parenting
She snuggles into her mom’s lap and says, “Read my fabrit story, Mommy!” Grasped in her chubby hands is the tale of Hansel and Gretal. You know–the story about a brother and sister, captured by an evil witch in a candy house, who wants to...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 1, 2015 | Kids' Perspective, Uncategorized
I walked into the kitchen and saw six glasses, filled with water lined up on the counter. I asked my son, who was busily working on something, “What’s the water for?” He said, “Oh! On the back of the macaroni and cheese box, it says first I...