Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 148
January 21, 2021
I Love to Brag About My Kids, I Hope They Know How Proud I Am of Them
We were walking into my daughter’s annual physical examination and as we entered the building she said, “Mom, please don’t brag about me to the doctor.” My girl knows that any chance I get, I love to brag about her. When anyone asks how my daughter is doing, I love to tell them about the…
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January 20, 2021
A New Baby, and a New Friendship Transforms Siblings Into Sisters
I’d always wanted a sister. By the time she showed up though, I was fourteen. When Jenni came home from the hospital after a catastrophic birth that kept our mother in the ICU for two weeks, I fed her, changed her, walked her through the house in my stocking feet. I mothered her until ours…
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Six Things Teens Can (And Should) Do Besides Looking at Their Phones
I feel lucky to have grown up at a time when there were no cell phones. I specifically remember when I got my first smart phone and my then husband complained that I never answered his texts or calls. Truthfully my phone spent its days in my purse. I hadn’t figured out how to turn…
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January 19, 2021
College Board Eliminates SAT Essay and Subject Tests
Two of the hurdles high school students have had to jump through on their path to college, have now been removed. Both the essay portion of the SAT and the additional subject tests will be discontinued. Over the last few years, many colleges dropped their requirements for both of these measures. Subject tests covered dozens…
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January 18, 2021
Why Each College Goodbye Is Uniquely Bittersweet
I’m up early this morning, anticipating what’s to come in the next few hours. As so many mothers do, I sit, still sleepy, in my quiet kitchen, sipping coffee and savoring a few moments of peaceful solitude. My son is returning to college, again Today my son heads back to his college town to begin…
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At 14, My Teen Is Not Just My Daughter, She’s My Beloved Friend
I lean over my daughter’s legs and prop myself up on my elbow. The glow from her iPhone illuminates her slate blue eyes. She deftly flicks between Snapchats and TikToks, laughing at something I no doubt will find either mindless or obnoxious. She expertly hovers somewhere between this world and her virual one. I adore…
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January 16, 2021
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide For Teens: 20 Sweet Treats Under $25 (2021)
Want to use February 14 as an excuse to give your teen a small gift or send your college student a care package? Here’s our Valentine’s Day Gift Guide with some of our favorite ideas to help you give your teen a little pick-me-up during this winter. Note: We are a reader-supported site and receive…
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January 15, 2021
I’m Having “All the Feels” as a Mom of a Senior From the Class of 2021
My son was in middle school when I first noticed them: the social media posts shared by parents of high school seniors. I read as parents shed happy and sad tears, as they burst with pride as their babies experienced all the milestones of senior year. I wondered how I would handle my son’s senior…
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Mom Who Suffers With Depression Uses These 16 Parenting Strategies
Depression has always been a part of my life. Long ago, my deep moods only affected me, but then it became about my significant other, too, and we had to learn how to manage my depression within our relationship. When we added three children to the mix, things got messier. I suffered terribly from postpartum…
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Former College Dean: What Students Should Look for in a College
Several years ago, picking my middle-school-aged son up from a New Year’s Eve party, I found myself merrily but awkwardly ringing in the new year with acquaintances. One mother, who knew that I was the provost of a liberal arts college, made her way over. Champagne in one hand, she took my arm with the…
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