The post The Importance of Me Time for Parents appeared first on Oakland County Moms. The Importance of Me Time for Parents – I’m guilty. Yes, I lost site of my own identity after having my kids. They consumed my life – partly due to the typical demands that come with raising 2 children, but also largely due to the fact that they had certain special needs (food allergies galore for one, Asperger’s for the other). OAKLAND COUNTY MOMS BLOG ENTRIES I got caught up in the daily necessities of raising my kids. I didn’t even realize it at the time, but slowly and surely I was no longer doing th ..read more

The post How Do I Teach My Teen To Have Confidence When I Didn’t Have Any? appeared first on Oakland County Moms. Confidence in a child is a necessary trait in surviving many of life’s teen year challenges. How, as a parent, do I teach my teen to have confidence when I didn’t have any as a teen? As I watch my son and daughter reach their teen years, I notice pangs of insecurity that only the onset of puberty can bring. I swear, it’s like living parts of my own teen years over again. As a confident adult, I want to instill them with all kinds of courage and assurance so they can handle the ..read more

The post Should Teens Work in High School? appeared first on Oakland County Moms. Should Teens Work in High School? I sometimes wonder how much, or even IF, my teen high school job experiences helped when I was growing up. And, should I expect my kids to work part-time jobs even if they have numerous after school sports and activities? OAKLAND COUNTY MOMS BLOG ENTRIES Should Teens Work in High School? – My Side When you throw the teens and part-time jobs question out there, my immediate response seems like a no-brainer… Of course teens should work to get some real-life experience and lear ..read more

The post Our Favorite Price is Right Pricing Games appeared first on Oakland County Moms. Our Favorite The Price is Right Pricing Games – There are more than 75 pricing games featured on The Price is Right… but these are the best of the best. Our Top 10 games featured on TPIR. TPIR is the ultimate “sick day” TV program. Where did our generation turn during days off of school in the 70s, 80s, and 90s? We would nurse mom’s homemade chicken soup (and maybe a Pop Tart) and watch The Price is Right (with a box of Kleenex at our side). BEHIND THE SCENES OF A PRICE IS RIGHT TAPING I was surprised to ..read more

The post Bullying Then Vs Bullying Now appeared first on Oakland County Moms. Bullying Then Vs Bullying Now – Is bullying worse now than it used to be? Comparing the bullying issue today vs how bullying used to be when I was growing up. OAKLAND COUNTY MOMS BLOG ENTRIES Bullying Then Vs Bullying Now On the surface, school bullying appears to be an epidemic. The recent stories of kids, even elementary school-aged kids, resorting to suicide to end the torment of bullies is heartbreaking. Having a “quiet, keeps to himself” teen march into a high school to settle the score with his bullie ..read more

The post Taylor Swift Super Bowl Prop Bets appeared first on Oakland County Moms. Taylor Swift Super Bowl Prop Bets – no, you can’t legally gamble on betting oddities (prop bets), for this year’s Super Bowl on February 11 via United States betting sites but you can still find Swiftie-related bets via offshore gambling site (see below). According to the ESPN Bet Live television show and this NY Post article, Taylor Swift Super Bowl props are not legal in the United States due to the restrictions that focus on prop bets need to something measured on the field of play. However, some “offshore bet ..read more

The post Funny Super Bowl Prop Bets 2024 appeared first on Oakland County Moms. Funny Super Bowl Prop Bets for the 2024 Super Bowl 58 between the San Francisco 49ers and the KC Chiefs some gambling websites are promoting. I love watching the Super Bowl and Super Bowl Sunday (February 11, 2024) is festive around my house. I know a lot of my friends don’t care for football but that doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy the big game. Sure, the commercials are great but there can also be a lot of fun in watching for non-football related prop bets! Some Super Bowl prop bets are placed that have nothing to ..read more

The post Classic Detroit TV Commercials appeared first on Oakland County Moms. Classic Detroit TV Commercials – Time for a retro Detroit Television flashback! Growing up in Metro Detroit, I fondly remember the vintage Detroit TV commercials from the 70s, 80s, & 90s. In cable television’s infancy stages, local TV still ruled and local businesses pulled out the stops to produce campy, memorable commercials most Detroiters can STILL recite verbatim. OAKLAND COUNTY MOMS BLOG ENTRIES The recent passing of Detroit appliance legend Ollie Fretter had me reflecting on those funny Fretter Appliance ..read more

The post Oakland County Library Events Get Creative with Cabin Fever Cures appeared first on Oakland County Moms. Oakland County Library Events Get Creative – Despite budget challenges, library events are getting more creative to ramp up the low-cost educational fun and learning… for all ages! I’m more than impressed with the libraries in Oakland County. I’m not trying to turn this into a “this local library is better than that local library” summary and I’m not trying to guilt anyone (or myself) into feeling obligated to support local efforts. Just think of this as a PSA reminder that we ..read more

The post Metro Detroit School Field Trips Nostalgia appeared first on Oakland County Moms. School Field Trips Nostalgia – remembering the days when school field trips were CHEAP and the schools actually took school kids on school busses OUTSIDE of their zip codes. School Field Trips Nostalgia Metro Detroit-Style My first exposure to the Detroit Science Center probably came the way many of you first had your exposure to it – via the good, old-fashioned field trip. Field trips were “the best” when I was my son’s age! Has anyone else noticed that class field trips aren’t what they used to be? OA ..read more