Our Bird has Flown

We all have dreams. One of mine was to take a motorcycle trip across America. I can now check that off the list. From San Diego, CA to New Haven, CT in about two weeks. With stops at Mount Rushmore, Old Faithful, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and more. Taking a motorcycle trip […]

I didn’t think I would, but as the calendar ticked down to the week toward our first parents weekend visit I honestly couldn’t wait. Parents weekend hits right about the six week mark and while there are many parents who get to see their freshman student before then, we’re not one of them since we […]

Teaching our children how to be comfortable talking about sex and intimacy is something few of us know how to do well. We weren’t taught how to do it, so how do we teach our kids? Well, I don’t know, maybe you were taught, but I wasn’t and neither were most of my friends. But isn’t […]

One of the things I try to do with parents of littles (I mean really little) is encourage them to start their financial planning for college as soon as possible. Is that obnoxious? Yeah, maybe. Here we are playing with their happy baby, enjoying the moment, and I’m talking about something 17 years in the […]

San Diego college coach Rita Waters has helped dozens of families and she has some advice for high school seniors and their parents. While the junior year of high school is often considered the toughest, senior year is not a cake walk. Rita says it requires patience and fortitude! All through the summer, impending seniors […]

When Paul told me he was planning a cross-country motorcycle trip, I was both apprehensive and excited for him at the same time. What wife wouldn’t be?! He’s well trained, wears all the right gear and is cautious. The problem is all the car drivers out there who don’t watch out for motorcycles. They’re the […]

When it came to college we knew we didn’t know everything, so we needed to find a college coach who could tell us how high school juniors can prepare for college. We’re so grateful to Rita Waters, who coaches juniors and seniors (watch for that episode soon) in the San Diego area. Rita has been […]

While discussing dads who inspire me, and who might be a good interview subject, our good friend Dave Taylor’s name came up. It’s kind of a full circle moment, since Indra met Dave about 10 years ago at a Blog World conference. At the time, she came home saying “We have to start a blog.” […]

As we faced our son’s imminent departure, we asked ourselves, “Selves, what do we want to do with all this extra time we’ll have once our bird has flown?” and we answered, “Set out to create a parenting teens blog, that includes how we raised him (role-reversed), the college transition, and life as empty nesters.” […]

One of the important lessons our son learned this summer was how to survive a hospital visit. It was his first since being born, so he had a few things to learn. Hospitals can be scary places when you’re an adult, but as a teen it can seem overwhelming. I was determined to use the […]