by Brooke Romney | Feb 14, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
I love youth sports. I have four boys and they play them all the time. For the most part, win or lose, sports are something we enjoy and grow from. However, every once in a while, things get ugly, and it has never been uglier than one winter night on the...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 11, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
The other day, my seventh-grade son showed me a text from a girl who is a friend. It said, “On a scale of 1-10, how cute am I?” Luckily, my relationship with my oldest is pretty tight, and he often shares the little and big things going on in his life. He...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 1, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
Instagram is booming. It’s simple to use and fun to keep up with. At face value, it seems incredibly harmless, and maybe even a safe site for kids. It is easy, private, and full of pictures! But, after a few years as an Instagrammer, I have decided that those...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 14, 2017 | Parenting, Relationships, Teens
As I have read about and pondered the events that happened Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, I was struck with the responsibility we have as parents to teach our children to love, to break the cycle of hate that is so prevalent today, and to respect and learn...
by Brooke Romney | May 23, 2017 | Parenting
Every year seems to go by more quickly…we are already at the end of school and I wish I could freeze time. This year has been especially wonderful…amazing teachers, good friends and boys growing into more of the men I hope they will become. At the end of...
by Brooke Romney | May 11, 2017 | Parenting
I have been thinking a lot about stones lately. At my grandmother’s funeral, my uncle told of a time when he couldn’t wait to share a juicy bit of neighborhood gossip with his mom. Her immediate response was, “People who live in glass houses don’t throw stones.”...
