Amber Kinser, Ph.D.

My daughter just finished her first year in college.   A terrific year for her and, I’m happy to say, not a fiscally draining one for me.  I sure hope the next “three” years go this way (the quotes are there because few graduates get through the Bachelor’s degree in 4 years).  She is supported, as a Tennessee resident attending a public college, by the “Hope Scholarship” (funds generated by lottery revenue) and by her own ...  Read more

This post is for mothers of non-babies.  This post is for moms of non-toddlers, non little-leaguers, maybe even non-science fair contenders.  It’s for the mother who has younger people in her house who get their own lunches, who do not need supervision while swimming, who (she chooses to believe) typically remember to brush their own teeth (and reveal when they forget by asking for gum on the way to school).  This is for moms of younger people who don’t care much for one-on-one time with her these days, for moms who don’t read books on mothering...  Read more at the Museum of Motherhood