It’s no secret that kids are more technologically advanced than their parents – they grew up online and spend a great deal of time chatting and facebooking. Rosemary Blandford recognized that as a mom and an adult, she did not know as much about the Internet as she wanted to in order to keep up with her kids. She created a resource for this, RosieKnows.com. There is an entire section about social networking so now, Moms and Dads can join their kids online and stay involved in their digital lives. Rosie offers free videos, step-by-steps and tutorials for moms looking to catch up to their kids' technological level. Thanks to Erin at SS PR, I have five tips from RosieKnows to share with Table for Five readers. I'm online all day long and I still check in with my boys to make sure I know what they are doing on their computers, what sites they are going to, whether they are chatting on message boards and how secure and safe they are. I hope these tips help … [Read more...]
I Know It’s Unpatriotic, But I Hate 4th Of July
Image by ohad* via FlickrI have never, ever, ever in my 42 years of life been a fan of 4th of July. And make fun of me all you want, but the main reason I don't like it? I'm afraid of loud noises. There, I said it. I'm afraid of the insanely loud BOOM! noises that accompany fireworks on 4th of July. I feel the same way about unexpected Ka-BOOM! thunderclaps, too. Don't like 'em. Loud noises make my heart race, and when I was little, made me cry. When I was pregnant with Ryan in 1996, we moved into a new house on July 3rd. We moved out of an apartment on the second floor of a quiet complex into a neighborhood that was populated by a whole lot of "we don't give a crap what you think of us" kind of neighbors. So, here I was, 6.5 months pregnant having just spent two days moving from the apartment to the new house. And what was my introduction to my new next-door neighbors? The night of 4th of July, they gathered in their driveway which was practically right underneath my … [Read more...]
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