Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins I have been waiting and waiting and WAITING for a “typical” day to come along this year so I could write about it for you, but so far I’m still waiting. So… let’s just talk about the fact that nothing is typical and call it a day, shall we?? What’s typical for our …
Melissa’s homeschool day in the life (with a 16-, 13-, 12-, 9-, and 6-year-old)Read More
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins I used to think New Year’s resolutions were really stressful. Even picking a word of the year felt like a little much: You mean I have to handle ALL the holiday prep of December, wrap up a whole bunch of end-of-year details, AND come up with the Perfect Word to …
A note from Jamie: You guys? It's Melissa's launch day, and her new book, Permission Granted, is GOLD! If you enjoyed Introverted Mom, you will ADORE her story-telling style. I could barely get through any chapter of it without crying (the good, "someone else also gets it?" kind of tears). It's the …
Patience, Kindness, and Vitamin D: Permission to trust your gutRead More
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins Things I have said in the last twenty-four hours: "Yes, you can each have a popsicle." "Yes, you can play outside." "No, you may not have your own phone. Or iPad. Or computer." (Someday, surely! But today: no.) "Yes, you may bring a snack. No …
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins I am trying to remember what life skills I had when I entered adulthood. I feel like it was a short list: how to boil pasta, how to run a washing machine, how to navigate the college parking lot for students who didn’t live on campus? That may have been about …
