by smaclaughlin | Dec 14, 2015 | family, gratitude, holidays, humor, illness, mindful parenting, modeling
Hello there….it’s almost WINTER! Season’s Greetings to you whatever you may celebrate, even if it is merely the changing of the light. It is certainly waning, and the tendency is to go inward and hibernate a bit. Sometimes this can be mellow and...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Dec 31, 2012 | family, holidays, illness, my life
It goes down in history as the worst case of The Christmas Cold ever. Our idyllic New England holiday was darkened by the combination of a wretched virus and about twelve inches of snow. The first day was supposed to start with my husband taking our son to the last...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jun 26, 2012 | blog tour, communication, illness, other people's children
The personal blog, You Can Call Me Al, is hosting my guest post today: What Do I Say? You can read it here. I was asked to write about what to say about difficult topics when you’re talking with children who are not your own–that can sure be tricky! Check...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Mar 2, 2011 | illness
I have fallen hard from the high of toilet success and the beginning brightness of some decent nights of sleep have been utterly destroyed. We have managed to maintain a good nighttime routine, but the sniffling and coughing are landing him in our bed somewhere...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Oct 26, 2010 | books, cancer, illness, what to say
“You have a heart on your shirt Mommy?” My two-and-a-half-year-old son asked me the other day. I looked down at my “I hate cancer” t-shirt. “Actually, it’s a heart turned upside-down. My shirt says, ‘I don’t like cancer.’” And because I couldn’t bear to hear him ask,...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Oct 25, 2010 | cancer, illness, what to say
I am teaming up with Dionna of Code Name: Mama and Jen of The Dinoia Family for a four part series in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Today, Dionna is writing about “how to help a parent who is undergoing cancer treatment.” Please stop by...