Around 6:20 tomorrow morning, I will be walking up my street (literally up, it’s a hill), where, at the top, I shall catch the school bus to my first day of school.  With this, my high school years will begin, and yet another chapter of my life ends.  But, with these four years of high school up and coming, I am beginning some new things that look like tons of fun, and am preparing for the four years of life some people consider the best.

• First of all, I have gotten involved in a new-to-me sport that is loads of …
  
  

Remember the days when you stayed in to play a board game. Remember when you were a kid and enjoyed Monopoly and Candyland? Today, society is all about technology moving as fast as the internet. However, in the midst of all of this, I found a way to slow down and stay in. The best part is, it only has two words: Mad Gab.

Mad Gab is actually a card game. There is a set of cards and each card has two sides. One side is orange and one side is blue. According to Mad Gab, the orange side is…

A couple weeks ago, I discussed the advantages associated with teens and tweens have their own cell phones.  If you’re thinking this might be a good purchase for your child, I have some suggestions regarding the purchase of the phone and choosing a contract.

The phone

Most cell phone carriers offer you a vast array of cell phones, from free to hundreds of dollars.  The free option may work for some families.  Depending on the age of your child, the free phone may not be cool enough.  Of course, that doesn’t mean that you need to cater to every wish,…

As the mom of four children, three of whom are between the ages of 12 and 14, I have had my fair share of experience with parenting children of this generation.  When my children were younger, I used to question whether they would need cell phones.  They seemed like an extravagance not needed until they started driving.  However, once my kids progressed from early elementary school age, I began to see that there were other reasons to have cell phones.

Although this article isn’t a review of a specific cell phone, it is a review of this technology in general. …

Now, I know that an article by a teen about chores could sound like a “Let’s abolish chores because I dislike them” article, but it isn’t.  Now that I have said that, let me begin:

I understand that chores are very important because they teach you responsibility and to work for things, but they can be flawed.

First of all, I don’t believe in not getting anything for chores.  Now, you don’t have to provide direct payment, but some reward is required.  For example, I have a deal with my parents so that I do chores, and in return they will…