My dad and I had a complicated relationship. I don’t think we always understood each other, but with this small bit of advice, my dad provided me with a big life lesson that I will never forget.
Mari Farthing is a wife, mom and the editor of MetroFamily Magazine. A work-at-home mom for eleven years, Mari tries to juggle it all. She sometimes succeeds, sometimes fails, and constantly rewrites the to-do list that manages her days.
Learning, whether it comes from a teacher in a public or private school classroom or at home from a parent, is not meant to teach you “everything you will ever need to know”. It is meant to give you a foundation of learning that will help you in the future.
Kami is a mother to two, a wife and a licensed in-home childcare provider. Her children's education has always been a priority, but now she and her husband are making their education a MISSION! Share in the McManus family's adventures as they strap on their educational combat boots and charge the front lines to invade the world of homeschooling!
June is starting to heat up and what a fun way to get the kids cooled down and fruit in their tummies at the same time. A perfect way to beat the summer heat!
Stephanie Clinton is a SAHM to two boys ages 7 and 2. She loves their hugs and kisses but does not love wiping their snotty noses. Stephanie and her husband have been married for 11 years. In her free time (if there ever is any) she can be found reading, volunteering in her community, cross-stitching, singing, avoiding housework but most of all blogging about her stay-at-home adventures. Visit her at www.hugskissesandsnot.com.
The Reading Rainforest program at the Myriad Gardens is a story time inside the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory. Children sit on a colorful story time mat amid gorgeous flowers and towering rainforest trees to hear a story.
Brooke Barnett is MetroFamily's Assistant Editor, Online Content Editor and social media manager—and is constantly amazed by the sheer volume of ways for families to have fun in the Oklahoma City metro! A native Oklahoman, she is a work-at-home mom to two awesome kids—daughter Murphy is 6 and son Graham is 3. Alongside husband Jason, Brooke and family are often seen at family events around the metro—enjoying everything from live music to museums to fun playgrounds and more.
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