by Shannon Popkin | Nov 21, 2016 | Published
Ready to start Christmas shopping? Yeah, me neither. My kids–and I’m guessing yours, too–already have so much… with one exception. Can you ever have too many GREAT BOOKS? In past years, I’ve given you some book ideas for your kids, along...
by Shannon Popkin | Oct 10, 2016 | Media
I’m thankful for the opportunity to be the “teen mom” on the Dove parenting blog. This post appeared there first. It’s an undeniable fact. Some movies are good. Others are, well, bad. I’m not talking about cinematography, plot, acting or directing....
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 19, 2016 | Marriage
Originally posted on TrueWoman.com. My husband was nice enough to take our sixth grader shopping for running shoes recently. But the shoes they came home with were not shoes I would have bought. They looked great; they were bright and fun-looking. But they were also...
by Shannon Popkin | Aug 17, 2014 | Mistakes
“We’re such hypocrites,” my son told my husband quietly. He said ‘we’, but he was really talking about me. Earlier that evening, when the kids were swimming in the pool, I walked into the laundry room and said, “Grrrrr!!!! There is...
by Shannon Popkin | Nov 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
I get it. You’re home all day with your preschool kids while he’s at work.You’re the one who gets the gum out of your two-year-old’s hair, even if somebody else gave him the gum.It’s you, and only you, who has to deal with crayon on the...