This Friday, the bulk of our family attended Coast Guard Recruit Training (boot-camp) graduation in Cape May, NJ. Our son, Will, joined the 1% of young adults who choose to serve in the military. Our nation’s military defends America’s freedom, sovereignty, and wellbeing from evil forces such as terrorists like Al Qaeda and the Taliban. … More I ♥ YA because You Serve Our Country
Today’s YA Book Review is a guest post by a Young Adult (19 years old) who wishes to remain anonymous for some strange reason I have yet to hoist out of him–and I’ve been trying. I can confirm that he does, in fact, usually read these books within two days because he gets so engrossed. … More I ♥ YA because You Love to Read
In a time when an estimated 50% of marriages end in divorce, it’s amazing how you persist walking down the aisle, saying “yes to the frothy white dress,” and fretting over reception seating—after all, you can’t have squabbling family members seated close enough to lob Swedish meatballs at each other. Many of your parents and … More I ♥ YA because You Still Get Married
Here I am in the kitchen trying to make dinner, but I need the jar of Ragu on the top shelf of our absurdly tall cabinets. Because he’s got the appetite of a crash of pachyderms, my nineteen-year old is sniffing around the pantry asking, “What’s for dinner.” “Nothing,” I say, “unless you’ll be kind … More I ♥ YA because You are Deliciously Tall
Yesterday I read a hilarious blog: The problem with young people. When my son Ethan (19 year old and obviously a young person) stopped hiccuping and crying from laughing so hard, I thought about all the good things about young people. I should know–I’m the mother of six of them. Ethan said the good things aren’t funny. … More WHY “Why I Love Young Adults”
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