Hellobee

When I was younger, I had some close friends, but the group was always fluid and I really only had one person in that group that I knew I could completely count on. And even she had times when she wasn’t there when I really needed her (she actually didn’t show up at my courthouse […]

In terms of close friends, I have some very close girlfriends whom I have known since college and high school. We have managed to keep in touch throughout the years despite moves across the state, across the country, and out of the country. We cheered each other on as we went to graduate schools in […]

This seems like a fairly depressing and rough topic for my first real post in the blog-o-sphere…but it’s where I’m at right now in life, so I guess it’s also fitting.  When we first moved into our current home we were recently married, planning our honeymoon and, essentially, footloose and fancy-free. Our neighbors directly across […]

Since the advent of language, words have always been a tool; a tool to bring us works of beauty like those of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, bold intentions like the Declaration of Independence, and every other form of expression from the inane to the eloquent at the tip of our lips and pens. Oh words, how powerful you can […]

Before I was even on the horizon of having a baby, I had a small group of friends. We went out a lot and spent a lot of time trying new restaurants and new bars. We were free of any real responsibilities. When I got married to Mr. Cereal, things changed a little, but mostly […]

When J started daycare, he had a lot of social issues related to being overwhelmed by the sheer number of kids and new environment. We really had to work with him to help him learn coping strategies and ways to effectively deal with his feelings. We turned to books early on to help identify his feelings, […]

One of the best ways to improve your quality of life as a parent is to become good friends with other parents! We don’t have any pictures with our parent friends, so here’s Charlie with a friend; just pretend the picture is of their parents? Ideally, your new friends will meet the three criteria of […]