I have been watching with empathy the posts on my facebook timeline lately. Some of my friends have eighth grade graduates this spring and the traditional class trip brought the kids to Washington, DC for nearly a week. I am seeing the comments from moms who are feeling the pangs of separation as their children are … More Separation Is Relative – by Robin Boyd
Often I am fortunate to join Sandra Beck on her Tuesday radio program, Motherhood Talk Radio. I love our conversations. She and I have had numerous chats about parenting – she being in the midst of her boys’ busy ages, and me with children grown and out of the nest, as the expression goes. On … More Surviving Parenthood 101 (and a half) – by Robin Boyd
It wasn’t all that long ago that I was walking around a college campus, the future vast and wide open. I couldn’t wait to get out into the world and carve my path. My journey had many detours and ultimately, decades later, I am far from where I thought I’d be. I married, raised two … More Begin Again – by Robin Boyd
It never occurred to me that there could be more to being a mother than nurturing and caring for my children. I loved having little children around, toys about, someone always in need of something. Amidst all that growing up, it never crossed my mind that someone else would come to need me. My mother … More Role Reversal by Robin Boyd
