by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Keeping Marriage Strong, Love, On Motherhood, Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce I have been so blessed to have a full house from the time I met Dave. He already had three children, and they quickly became my own as our relationship developed. Once we were married, we added two more, with a total of five children...
by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Education
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce I’ve already sent one of my children off to college, and now the two youngest are moving quickly in the same direction. Although Anika won’t be starting college until next fall, Parker is looking to move into his dorms in only a month’s...
by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce I’m not immune to other mom blogs. Quite a few of us roam in the same circles, and I enjoy hearing different views. It’s how we all become better parents, but it’s also the perfect breeding ground for insecurities. Regardless of how old...
by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Teens and Tweens
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce During our oldest son’s junior year in high school, he decided to look into military service as an option after graduation. Reports of young men and women dying in service were on the news regularly. However, we had always tried to teach...
by Tammy Torres | Adult Children
The last thing a parent wants to say to an adult child is “Get Out!” but sometimes they need additional push to go live out in the big bad world after being given many chances to live under mom and dad’s roof. I am happy to say, the last set of our...
by Shadra Bruce | Adult Children, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce As a parent, you’ve probably daydreamed about your noisy, rebellious child growing up and leaving home, yet also had nightmares about when that time would actually come. The transition from full-blown parenting to only a call or...
