Miki
Miki grew up in Florida and felt skeptical (to say the least) when her parents announced their move to Vermont during her freshman year of college. She moved away a few times to escape the cold, but once she had children, nowhere else felt like home. Miki is a divorced mom of two fabulous kiddos. A few years back, she met and married the love of her life, and they (mostly) enjoy their adventures as a blended family together. Miki loves to read on her deck, see movies at the drive-in, and vacation to a beach at least once a year.
Waking Kids Up on Weekdays: This is How We Do It
While my kids often wake up early on weekends to take advantage of their rare opportunity to watch television or play video games, allowing...
Mom Injuries from Your Burlington VT Moms Blog Writers
Let’s face it. Our children should come with warning labels. Beware: Kids are Dangerous. We’ve all suffered mom injuries, and I’m not even talking...
Deconstructing Toy Story and My Kids’ Perspectives on the Missing Dads
One Saturday morning following our weekly movie night, which featured the original Toy Story, I asked my kids for their perspectives on the more...
Proofs of Love: Noticing and Appreciating Smaller, Quieter Acts of Affection
February, the month that embraces Valentine’s Day, seems like a good time to reflect on how we show love and what we recognize as...
Failing Without Fear: Teaching My Kids What I Still Need to Learn
In my opinion, we all face one or more hurdles to effective parenting, like one mostly hidden but deeply ingrained character trait that, if...
Rotating Holidays and Kidless Christmas Eves: Sad Side Effects of Divorce
As a little girl, I remained blissfully unaware of sad childhood realities like rotating holidays between divorced parents. I came from an intact family,...
Bullying and the 3 Most Powerful Words We Can Teach Our Children
At some point in our lives as parents, we all worry about bullying and the effects it will have on our children. We hope...
Fun 101: How I Became a (Slightly) More Fun Parent
I am not the fun parent. I am the eat-healthy-foods, do-your-homework, clean-up-your-room, go-to-bed-on-time parent.
I am responsible, organized, and nurturing. I comply with most...
Fleeting Moments and Fall Foliage: Reframing “Are We There Yet?”
I love Vermont.
I do, truly and deeply. Having not always lived here, a lot of what Vermont offers is new and shiny for...
What My Son Needed Me to Say About My Divorce
When I got divorced, learning how to talk about it with my son did not come easily.
When I first told my 10-year-old son about...