Grandparents

Thriving and Finding Happiness – A Mother’s Letter by Linda Juergens

by Kate Fineske October 17, 2013

I continue to learn from my parenting and life experiences every year, in hopes of pocketing my wisdom to share with my own children. Today’s guest—Linda Juergens—is doing just that on Mothers Central. She is offering her collected knowledge to her own grandchildren. Linda recently retired after working 26 years for the NAMC (including 13 [...]

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Here He Comes to Save the Day (A Fathers’ Day Tribute)

by Kate Fineske June 14, 2012

~ My initial, somewhat calm thought began as: Uh-oh. I think… I messed up… Then I looked again at the instruction booklet and saw this sentence that I had overlooked earlier: ATTENTION: THIS STEP CANNOT BE REVERSED!* *It’s important to note that I saw this after the step was already performed. Very quickly my thoughts [...]

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The “Other” Mother

by Kate Fineske May 3, 2012

This post is dedicated to my Mother-in-law, one of the great “other” mothers in my life. ~ I hear your footsteps down the hall. You are home again and safe. The burdens of the day are lightened, and all the night noises …are music to my ears.~ D. Morgan A photo of me with my [...]

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The Week My Mom Went Missing…

by Kate Fineske February 23, 2012

OK, so my mom technically never went missing. Yet she did “leave” me a few weeks ago, which led me to this post. Here, let me explain… ~ I had a bad day last week. It was a long, never-ending day of errands, and appointments, and Valentine’s Day parties, and soccer games, and music classes, [...]

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What I learned from my Dad (a.k.a. The Master Packer)

by Kate Fineske February 15, 2011

NOTE: The National Association of Mothers’ Centers hosted a Webinar on the Power and Potential of Father/Daughter Relationships on March 3, 2011. Through that webinar I was inspired to talk more about how our fathers impact us! Read about my experience and share yours by adding a comment to this blog post! The “Master Packer” [...]

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Walking A Mile In My Mom’s Shoes

by Mothers Central Blog April 18, 2010

Being the mother of a teenager is a bit like riding a roller coaster. It is certainly an adventure that comes with ups and downs – some more dramatic than others. I have a 16-year-old son who has tested me on multiple occasions. I know my love for him is deep because it does not [...]

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