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, Relationships
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.”...
by Brooke Romney | Mar 20, 2017 | Parenting, Relationships
Dear Husband: Here Is Why I Can’t Quit Social Media Why I can’t quit social media is something her husband genuinely does not understand. He has a group of fifteen guys who mean something to him. He texts them a couple of times a year, gets together every...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 28, 2017 | Education, Parenting
I Don’t Care If My Kids Get As When I told my boys I dont care if my kids get as, the shock on their faces was real. The argument is as old as school itself. “Why do you care so much about my grades?” This is followed by a long list of who gets paid...
by Brooke Romney | Nov 9, 2016 | Parenting
What to Tell Your Kids About the Election Last night we all watched until our eyes could no longer stay open. Early mornings and a daylight savings hangover forced my boys’ eyes shut before the real numbers were in. They woke up eagerly wanting to know who had...
by Brooke Romney | Sep 29, 2016 | Books, Parenting
I love to read. I always have. When I had kids, I couldn’t wait to snuggle up for hours and share my favorite stories with them. But I was worried. I’d often heard, “Boys just don’t like reading.” I had seen the evidence of that over and...
