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I am a single mother of two adult kids..18 and 20. My son is 18 and a senior in high school and my daughter is 20 and works full-time. They both still live at home with me, which I love, because they are my life and my love! They have been a lifesaver to

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Education > Early Childhood Ed The importance of art and messy play for children: 1 of 12
How important is art and messy play for children? It is invaluable! I am a childcare director of a childcare center for children ages 4 weeks to 4 years old, and some of my favorite times of the day are art and crafts, and discovery time (otherwise known as our messy play time). A children needs to explore their environment ... More..
Education > Adult Education Adult education: How to achieve your learning goals: 3 of 26
Adult education is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. I feel everyone should experience some kind of training or classroom study as an adult. The classroom is not as boring, the topics are much more interesting and getting a good grade is so much more fulfilling. I hold this topic in high esteem because I work in a h... More..
Education > Early Childhood Ed Preschool themes for music, movement and language: 1 of 3
Music, movement and language go hand in hand from birth to adulthood. Just think of your favorite song, how you love to sing all the words, how you know the beat by heart and how the song just makes you feel good all over. That is how it is for preschool children, they enjoy and celebrate music from the top of their head to ... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > St. Patrick's Day Celebrating St. Patrick's Day: 12 of 27
St. Patrick's Day is huge in our family! We are so proud of our Irish heritage and love to celebrate and honor St. Patrick in all his glory and we are honored to have a family member born on this day, my mom! I am so proud of having such an honored Saint's day come from our Irish Catholic heritage. First a few tid-bits from ... More..
Education > Early Childhood Ed The case for paying and treating preschool teachers the same as public school teachers: 2 of 4
A preschool teacher is often the first teacher your child comes in contact with outside of the home, yet they are usually the lowest paid teacher in a school system. This is very unfair and will hopefully drastically change in the upcoming years. There are so many reasons for having a preschool teacher be paid the same and t... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Keeping the single parent family connected and whole: 1 of 2
Christmas Day of 1996 was the day I realized I was going to have to be a single parent. My marriage of almost ten years was ending. I knew I had to find some way to keep my son who was 6 at the time and my daughter of 8 happy, healthy and most of all keep our family whole. My husband had went too far and physically hurt my c... More..
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Choosing when to leave an abusive relationship: 16 of 25
I chose to leave my abusive relationship when my now ex-husband physically abused the children. I was not strong enough to leave when he was doing bad things to me, but when he hurt the children, I knew I had to leave. We were married in 1987 and things were rocky from the start. I didn't think much of the verbal abuse at fi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Testimonies: Catholic traditions dear to me: 5 of 6
I was born and raised in the Catholic faith. It is en-grained in my very soul, as I am sure everyone's religion is, whether you are Christian, Jewish or Muslim. Everyone has special memories or traditions of their faith that are near and dear to them. The first tradition that is dear to me, is going to mass every Sunday. Thi... More..