by Karen | Jan 9, 2019 | All, Kids!, Stories
That’s what I heard on the phone yesterday from Charlotte Airport. Jack is on his way to Alabama. “Mom? I think I lost my wallet.” Now, I am already drained from crying all the way to and from Albany Airport. Coupled with Amelia leaving 30 minutes later for her last...
by Karen | May 17, 2016 | Being Italian, Blog, Kids!
This weekend we will move Amelia out of her dorm after completing her freshman year. I see all these Facebook posts from friends and family that are doing the same. We share a sense of accomplishment as parents quite different from that same sense our children...
by Karen | Apr 8, 2016 | Being Italian, Being Me, Blog, Kids!
I am not good at letting go. I (think) I have come a long way from my old control freak days but I’m sure if Amanda, my coworker, is reading this now, she is rolling on the floor in disbelief. Yes, I was worse. The fact that my children are not in therapy or...