by Prodigal Mom | Sep 26, 2025 | self-care
Here’s a throwback to when our problems were simpler. I hope it brings you a smile and a chuckle. Some days, we just need to focus on self-care. Do things that make you smile and bring the sunshine into your hearts. Remember, it’s beautiful to be alive. You are...
by Prodigal Mom | Aug 25, 2025 | Family, Love & Forgiveness, Prodigals
Irene wronged her thirteen-year-old brother greatly. Everyone could see it. Should he have been screaming at her? Probably not, but I understood his feelings. Then, to my horror, our eighteen-year-old daughter wrapped her hands around his throat to strangle him. More...
by Prodigal Mom | Jul 10, 2025 | Adoption, Mental Health
Our adopted son, Colin, refused to clean his room for a decade. After he moved out, I entered what looked like a frat house after a weekend of bacchanalian revelry. Tucked in among the detritus, I found a heartbreaking letter. The letter began, “I was adopted as a...
by Prodigal Mom | Jun 3, 2025 | Adoption, Love & Forgiveness, Prodigals
When Life Seems Bendy Excuse me, while I get a little nerdy here. I’m going to circle back to a real point, I promise. Trying to prove Euclid’s 5th postulate (Euclid, the father of Geometry) had been a lifetime work of Hungarian mathematician, Farkas Bolyai. The...
by Prodigal Mom | May 7, 2025 | Mental Health, Prodigals, self-care
No matter how hard I try to read during the flight attendant’s spiel (naughty me), I still hear, “Secure your own mask before assisting others.” If I don’t have what I need to survive, how can I possibly do anyone else any good? As a parent, this is crucial. To be an...
