by Prodigal Mom | Jul 8, 2026 | Family, Love & Forgiveness, Mental Health, Prodigals
At 4 AM, the sheriff banged on our front door. He told us our 15-year-old son had stolen and wrecked our car. Our sweet, red, C-class Mercedes. Totaled. On a Crown Vic. He totaled it – on a cop car in a high-speed chase. I loved that Mercedes. Obviously, a little too...
by Prodigal Mom | Jun 3, 2026 | Family, Love & Forgiveness, Prodigals
Some prodigals are way out there. You know what I mean. They jump out second-story windows and throw the air hockey table across the room. And wouldn’t you love to have a conversation with them when they aren’t stoned? Maybe they get arrested, rage at you, or don’t...
by Prodigal Mom | Nov 24, 2025 | Family, Love & Forgiveness, Mental Health, Pain, Prodigals
I didn’t realize I was having nightmares. I thought I was trying to figure out how to help our son, Rodrick. Longing for good in his life, I kept reframing imaginary conversations. In my dreams, I heard him blame-shifting, escalating, and falling. Pain and loss...
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 | 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...
