Overheard in the hallway at school this morning, a mom asking, “ok, deal?” of her 4th grade child. Parents, do not negotiate with your kids. They need the structure and authority that comes from parents. If you start making deals with them, you will find that they are the loan sharks you see in mob movies. Expect that they do the things, expect that they behave, expect that they come to school without throwing a tantrum, and enact consequences for not following through.
To make a long story longer.
One year ago I convinced myself to start a blog. A domain name and a dream was all I could muster—it was as far as my courage would let me go. In the 11 months since, I have found reason after reason against putting my words on a public facing medium—after all, I’m not a writer. You see, twenty-two years ago, I acquired a degree in journalism, but never practiced it because another dream was born.
Jenny Castle has a knack to make a long story longer—spin a story to put a smile on your face. These are the tales of an extraordinarily ordinary life of a dreamer, a feeler, and sometimes make believer. In a little over one month I, Jenny Castle, will turn 45, and age has finally pushed this “late bloomer” into believing that I AM A WRITER—and this is my page.