by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 13, 2018 | Navigating Motherhood, No formula, Parenting
I was driving my sophomore in high school son to early bird Wellness 2 this morning and was going about 15 miles per hour in the 25 mile per hour zone of our street. We passed a man walking along the street — we have no sidewalks in our neighborhood — and...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Sep 1, 2018 | Parenting, School, School Days
(This post originally appeared on the Today Show Parents Blog ) I remember a while back talking to a friend about back-to-school shopping and she said that she doesn’t bring her kid to the store when she goes. “Its just easier to go alone. I get it all done more...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Aug 25, 2018 | Kids growing up, School Days, Twins
I got all teary-eyed after dropping off my twins at college yesterday. Okay, sobbed, uncontrollably. They had to get there two weeks early to start Resident Assistant (R.A.) training before actual classes begin, so it felt especially hard as summer was still underway....
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jul 12, 2018 | Family Life, Kids growing up, Parenting, Raising Teens
I was realizing that we weren’t planning as much in the summers as a family since our five kids are in varied locations and stages of life this summer, and then July hit and I panicked: Summer is half over. It made me stop to recognize that as kids get older and get...
by Cornelia Becker Seigneur | Jun 25, 2018 | Family Stories
The last time I saw my older brother Thomas was when he was in his casket. That was 1983. I was 18 and he was 20. He had a blue and red button down plaid shirt on that was tucked into his jeans; his face was embalmed and he looked so serene, so peaceful, so innocent....
