by Jackie Bledsoe | Oct 20, 2012 | Raising Kids
October is National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month. Unfortunately, it was too late for one teenager who could no longer cope. I had an article run on BMWK earlier this week chronicling the story of Amanda Todd’s bullying experience. A bullying experience which...
by Guest | Sep 8, 2012 | Money, Raising Kids
The cost of participating in youth sports is an ongoing and ever-increasing one. Parents shoulder the responsibility for sports gear, travel expenses, sports camps, pictures, registration fees and more. As such, fundraising has become a readily accepted practice by...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Sep 3, 2012 | ProspeRING, Raising Kids
Married life with kids has changed my wife and I in a major way. I like to joke that the first decade of 2000 was our “baby making” decade. Still not sure if my wife likes when I say that or not. We started off in 2000 with our first child, and ended in...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 31, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
It’s Friday and that means my friend Shawn Snyder, from The Odd Couple Blog, and I are teaming up on our weekly marriage blog. Shawn will share her thoughts (in green) on the topic through the eyes of a woman/wife, and I’ll share mine (in blue) through the eyes of a...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 29, 2012 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
There are many labels I have heard being placed on homeschool families. But I was surprised to see a homeschool parent being called ignorant. I am not sure how I would respond, but this particular mom agreed she is ignorant! Watch the video below. Question: How do...