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December 10, 2016
It’s Official: Dads Are More Fun Than Moms
It’s official, fathers have more fun with their children and mothers have more stress.
A recent study entitled How Parents Fare: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Subjective Well-Being in Time with Childrenhas just confirmed what we moms have always known, that in this age of “intensive parenting” children gain but parents lose and that the parent who loses the most is mom.
In our culture, parents
shuttle their children between a broad range of activities, from soccer to music lessons, all the while coa...
December 9, 2016
Dear Mom and Dad…”I Will Always Need You”
Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m a senior in high school about to decide where I am going to college, and I know what must be going through your heads. You’re probably thinking to yourself, “Wow, I’m old. My baby is graduating high school!” and it’s true… you are old. However, so am I. I’m not going to lie to you and tell you I don’t miss the days of me snuggled up in a ball, watching cartoons with you on a Friday night. Part of me wants to be a little kid again and live with you forever, and part of me...
December 8, 2016
10 Most Popular Posts on Grown and Flown in 2016
It was a wonderful year at Grown and Flown, thanks to you, our readers. Our incredible writers outdid themselves with content that made us smile, cry, laugh and nod our heads in understanding. Here are our most popularessays of 2016.
The 10 Most Popular Posts of the YearMany of us cry and, if we could put those tears into words, it would be this insanely popular post from Contributing Editor Helene Wingens. If you are sending a kid off the college this year, or know someone who is, share thi...
December 7, 2016
WE are Not Applying
Last month, I took my daughter, a high school junior, to visit a college an hour away from our home. On paper, the school seemed like a good fit for her. But between the tour, the information session and the other students we met on campus, it became clear that the school would not be a good match for her.
On the ride home we got into a little argument. We had already seen several schools and she was frustrated because she had not fallen in love with any of them. I countered that she wasn’t b...
December 5, 2016
Darling, You’ll Be Great at College Because I CRUSHED Parenting
Taylor Kay Phillips, recent college grad and actress/writer/comedian, pens a note from an oh-so-perfect mom to her off-to-college daughter.
Dear Peyton,
Tomorrow we’ll pack up the car, close the door to your childhood bedroom, and say our final goodbyes at the gates of college. And like all mothers, I have a mind full of questions. Have I done enough? Will she be ready? Did I prepare her adequately for the world of challenges that lies before her? But unlike other mothers – I also have an ans...
December 4, 2016
Top 20 Holiday Gifts for Teens and College Students
Need a few more ideas for the older kids on your shopping list? Here are the hot holiday gifts for teens and college students from Grown and Flown readers for 2016.
Holiday Gifts for Teens and College Kids
Amazon Echo Dot Black
Cool Mist Travel Humidifier Stick
Can You Imagine Air Power Soccer Hover Disk
December 2, 2016
Mom’s Advice to Freshman Son: “Stop Pretending to Be Happy”
When Lucas went away for his first year of college I had a lot of friends and family asking, “How does Lucas like college?” Their faces always looked so hopeful, expecting good news.
I knew they wanted me to say, “Great!” But it wasn’t great. I was getting almost daily calls from my over achiever about how miserable he was. He was under the impression that this was going to be the greatest time of his life. He had worked hard at school, joined clubs, played sports, all with the expectation t...
T’was the Time of Christmas Break When All Through the House…
T’was the time of Christmas break when all through the house…
Nobody was sleeping…except for my spouse.
Finals are over…Fall semester complete.
College boy home, so he’ll want lots of non-dorm food to eat.
As I head for bed at 11 pm…that’s late according to me,
I look out the window and squint so my tired eyes can see…
His old high school friends walking up to the door,
All I can think is how I can hear my husband snore.
No matter the time, no matter if I’m not fully awake,
When kids come o...
December 1, 2016
What Your Kid Should Know about College Auditions: 9 Great Tips
College auditions are scary. It can feel like your entire career, and your entire life even, hinges on those delicate two minutes in which you stand on stage in front of the audition committee and give it your all.
But that simply isn’t true. A college audition is a long process that involves steps before, during and after the actual moment on stage. To do your best, ace your auditions and help earn a spot at the school, conservatory or theater program best for you, here are some tips to foll...
Ohio State Attack: When It’s YOUR Kid on Campus
10:26 a.m. An ordinary day turns out to be anything but ordinary when I get a text from my daughter saying; “You’re going to hear about a shooter on the Ohio State campus. I’m safe and far away from it. Don’t worry.” I stare at my phone. Don’t worry? Obviously this girl never gave birth. A message like that forces a parent to forget how to breathe.
10:27 a.m. I start working my phone. I calmly let her brother; other relatives and a few close friends know that she’s okay via text messages and...
