About Reena
I'm a stay-at-home/sometimes working mom who has lots of opinions on Entertainment, Books, Parenting and Life in general! My thoughts stem from my experiences as a former career professional, mom, wife, and as a wacky, wonderful, woman!
Friends have told me for years to share my thoughts publicly about the latest movies and TV shows so I finally am but I have lots of other thoughts to share so now I ramble here...
“How was your day?” gets a response of “Fine” with no additional detail or expression. “What did you do?” gets “Nothing”. This is pretty a common conversation with a teen boy. As a parent, it can be frustrating and as … Continue reading →
This crisis has us all on edge and trying to understand what is happening. However, we now are realizing that this is a marathon, not a sprint. This is not something that would be over with a few weeks of … Continue reading →
Staying inside Constantly terrified Of a looming threat, That we can’t see. Never thought I’d be a danger To my Mom and Dad. Staying away For everyone’s safety. Never knowing when We could become deadly. Some are paralyzed But Others … Continue reading →
Stuck in a house together, socially distancing from the world but completely trapped together with your family. Many people have mentioned they are driving each other crazy. It is understandable. Our relationships were not built on this much togetherness. Some … Continue reading →
Posted in Inspiration, Kids, Life, Opinion, Parenting, Social, Uncategorized
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Tagged Advice, Coronavirus, COVID19, Family, Home, homeschooling, quarantine life, Relationships, social distancing
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There is so much stress and panic over the Covid-19 virus. Everyone is on edge, worried about their loved ones and trying to figure out how to adjust their daily lives to be safe. This is a first experience for … Continue reading →
Posted in Health, Inspiration, Life, News, Opinion, Social, Uncategorized
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Tagged Community, community service, Coronavirus, Covid-19, COVID19, Health, Inspiration, society
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I had heard warnings about Middle school age kids and all the challenges but I was still quite unprepared as a mom. My loving, smiling, affectionate child turned into someone I didn’t recognize on most days. He was distant, defiant, … Continue reading →
Posted in Kids, Life, Parenting, Teens, Uncategorized
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Tagged Depression, Family, middle school, Parenting, parenting boys, parenting teens, Social media, teen boys, teen hormones
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Recently my teenage son was talking to someone and mentioned feeling stressed out and they replied ‘what’s stressful at your age?’. He mentioned his exams but that got me thinking about how teens do have a lot of stress. They … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Life, Parenting, Uncategorized
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Tagged childhood stress, Depression, Education, parenting teens, Stress, teen boys, teen hormones, teenagers
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Today, on my birthday, I received the best gift ever. My boys wrote lovely and thoughtful notes in my card. I know my boys love me and we have a great relationship but they are typical guys who don’t like … Continue reading →
We watched The Mummy movie that just came out this weekend. I wasn’t encouraged by the critic reviews but it seemed interesting from the previews and user reviews. We also generally enjoy Tom Cruise movies so we went. It was … Continue reading →
This past weekend my family went to see the long-awaited Wonder Woman movie and we were not disappointed. We are a family of comic/sci-fi/superhero buffs so we were all excited and not happy that life interfered and made us wait … Continue reading →
Posted in Entertainment, Fantasy, Movies, Parenting, Uncategorized
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Tagged chris pine, Entertainment, gal gadot, good for boys, Kid-friendly, movies, Ok for kids, superhero, wonder woman
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