15 Tips to Sneak Life Lessons Into Your Teen’s Laundry
Parenting the coming-of-age adult has always been a challenge. But enter this generation’s cell phones and social media, and even teaching our kids survival skills is a battle. Forget about imparting the subtleties of life wisdom.
When it was time for my firstborn daughter to leave for college, …
Dads in the laundry room
A few weeks ago, while searching the Googlesphere for breaking laundry news, we came across an article in The Daily Beast that we think belongs on every refrigerator in America: “Dads, If you want your Daughters to be CEO’s, Do the Laundry,” by Andy Hinds, aka BetaDad.
In days …
Show Your Dreams Who’s Boss
What we want for our daughters is simple: we want their dreams to come true. We want them to be safe, happy and appropriate in public, and we want them to take life by the tail. It scares us to say it sometimes, because we want to send them through …
Graduation Gift Advice: Consult the List
Get creative. Get quirky. Get personal. Giving graduation gifts is fun, and grads need all kinds of stuff. But why take the risk of giving that gift that generates more eye rolls than appreciation? Great news: experts have put together a laundry list: The Grown & Flown Huffington Post 38 …
3 Sacred Rules of of Graduation Gift Giving
Gift giving is a beautiful custom. But intentions can easily go awry when gift givers forget the occasion and the needs of their recipient. For graduation, remember three sacred rules of thumb:
Make it personal.
Graduation is a milestone moment perfectly suited to make a personal connection. Say you’re …
Three reasons I gave my daughter a laundry pass
This week, I launched my little gift book, Do Your Laundry or You’ll Die Alone: Advice Your Mom Would Give if She Thought You Were Listening. I’ve done dozens of media interviews recently, having to explain the scary title and answer to a few judgmental talk show hosts about …
Laundry Mom Graduates
By Becky Blades
Ever since I finished writing and illustrating the book, Do Your Laundry or You’ll Die Alone several months ago, I’ve been waiting to graduate from ‘advice-slinging laundry mom’ to ‘author/illustrator.’ Or at least to feel more like an author than a stain-removal expert.
In the book world, …
The Children Are Watching
Today my oldest daughter, Taylor Kay, turns 21.
It was to her that I wrote the letter that then became the book Do Your Laundry or You’ll Die Alone: Advice Your Mom Would Give If She Thought You Were Listening.
The reason the book exists is not because Taylor is …
Why Laundry and Life Advice are the Best Graduation Gifts
When I look on Pinterest for interesting graduation gifts, I’m dazzled by the creativity people put into presenting dorm supplies in laundry baskets. This seems to be a common theme, and it’s not surprising.
One of the biggest concerns mothers have when they send their kids to …
Five People Who Deserve a Valentine
I miss Valentine’s Day in grade school. What happy work it was sorting through that big box of valentines to find the right one for every kid in class – and just the right one for the teacher. Even the most self-absorbed brat in class had to try to …