Sep 6, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, From the Heart, Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Laura Simon I remember the day I realized something was wrong. My daughter was an infant…so young that I was still in my eight weeks of maternity leave…and my boys, ages 2 and 4 at the time, had done something. I don’t even remember what it was, but the haze that...
Aug 16, 2017 | Education, Elementary, From the Heart, High School & Beyond, Homeschooling, Middle School, Moms & Dads, Preschool
By Laura Simon I’ll start with a confession. I’m an unapologetic book-sniffer. It’s one of the reasons I struggle use the library like I should…library books don’t emit that delicious blend of new paper, ink, and glue. I suppose that means I’m an olfactory person: so...
Aug 2, 2017 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon My oldest son finally learned to ride a bike over the weekend. And when I say finally, I mean finally. It’s been four years since we optimistically bought him a 19-inch bike with training wheels, and at least three years of him poking...
Jul 17, 2017 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon In one of my earliest memories, I am running across my childhood backyard, one hand grasping the sparkly baton I had saved all of my Vacation Bible School tokens to purchase. I loved that baton, with the sparkly tinsel on the inside, and...
Jun 22, 2017 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon I spent the vast majority of my teen years at the pool. I was a competitive swimmer, and when I wasn’t practicing, I was teaching swimming lessons or babysitting poolside. I still remember the mental games I played with myself. While half...
Jun 9, 2017 | Education, Homeschooling
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon “But what will you do when they want to go to college? I hear this all the time when strangers – and sometimes, friends – find out I am homeschooling my kids. It’s the second thing they ask – right after the inevitable question about...
May 23, 2017 | Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon Today I found a pair of underwear in my powder room sink. Size six boxer briefs, with the Star Wars logo on the side. They were not wet or stained, they were simply hanging out in a place where boxer briefs should never be. I was able to...
May 8, 2017 | -
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon “Mommy, you be the zombie and I’ll be the zombie killer, OK?” He flashed a toothy grin at me and batted his eyes. “Son, what do you know about zombies?” “Um, they’re scary. They’re undead. People are afraid of them.” “Do you know if they...
Apr 25, 2017 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education, Health, High School & Beyond, Hot Topics, Middle School, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety, Tweens & Teens
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon If you have a teen – or even a preteen – you’ve likely heard of a new Netflix series called 13 Reasons Why. The series, like the book by Jay Asher on which it’s based, follows the suicide of a teenage girl named Hannah. Before her death,...
Apr 12, 2017 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon Four weeks before I delivered my first child, my husband and I booked a vacation at a hotel in south Florida…a vacation we figured we’d need after six weeks with a new baby. That’s right, we scheduled an eighteen-hour drive (one way) and...
Mar 30, 2017 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon Ever have one of those moments where you step back, look around you, and acknowledge that things are just not working? That was me, last week. I mean, life with three small children, work, and adult responsibilities is bound to be hectic....
Mar 3, 2017 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon A year ago, I was working full-time as a high school teacher, my oldest son was in kindergarten, and my two youngest children were in daycare. Between the daycare drop-offs and pick-ups and a thirty-minute commute, my average work day was...
Feb 14, 2017 | Humor, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon It wasn’t exactly love at first sight, I’ll tell you that. I didn’t stay awake at night dreaming about this incredible love affair. In fact, I spent the better part of a decade loudly declaring to anyone who would listen that I would...
Feb 3, 2017 | Education, Homeschooling
By Laura Simon Whenever I tell someone I homeschool my kids, they get a far-away look in their eyes and I can tell they’re imagining what on earth “home school” looks like. I used to do the same thing, before my family made the leap. In my mental image, my children...
Jan 16, 2017 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Laura Simon In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we thought Laura’s post was so fitting to run today as we reflect on, celebrate, and encourage differences in others. Enjoy! – Katie The comments started the moment my second pregnancy was visible to...
Jan 3, 2017 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Laura Simon Last Friday was a doozy of a day. My oldest two kids, who are home schooled, were uncharacteristically resistant to anything that resembled learning. Things they usually enjoy weren’t holding their attention, and the only activities they wanted to do...
Dec 20, 2016 | Holidays, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon The kids and I were out and about on Saturday, returning some (almost) overdue books to the library, and we drove past Santa on the side of the road. Literally. There he was in front of Lewisville Country Market, head-to-toe in red velvet...
Dec 7, 2016 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon Maybe you’ve see the meme circling social media. It lists a set of age-appropriate chores for children, and pictures a mother and young daughter, both dressed straight out of Little House on the Prairie. The child is sewing something with...
Nov 24, 2016 | From the Heart, Holidays, Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon On my first Thanksgiving as a wife, I decided to throw open the doors of my 900-square-foot house and make dinner for both sides of our newly-connected family. That I had never actually prepared a turkey mattered not at all: HGTV and Food...
Nov 7, 2016 | Humor, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon I was frantically trying on clearance shoes in TJ Maxx, desperate for something to wear in an upcoming family photo shoot. My daughter, newly two, started to wail from her seat in the cart. “Boots, mama! I ant boots! Boots are...
Oct 10, 2016 | Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon I spent the better part of my fourteen years in the classroom teaching eighth and ninth grade English. This particular age group has always been a favorite of mine, which I realize probably means I’m certifiably insane. My job also gave...
Sep 14, 2016 | Education, Elementary, High School & Beyond, Middle School
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon School has been in session for a few weeks now. Our kids are learning their schedules, getting to know their teachers, and finding a level of comfort in their new classrooms. This is the time of year when grades begin to appear online...
Aug 17, 2016 | Education, Homeschooling
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon I’m no stranger to this back-to-school thing. Just last year, I was preparing for my fourteenth year as a classroom teacher while frantically racing through Target with my kindergarten son’s insanely detailed supply list. Is there really...
Aug 1, 2016 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon I am not a little kid person. I gave birth to three kids in four years. Right now, the tiny people in my house are 6, 4, and 1. I love being a mom more than I could ever have fathomed I would, so much that I just walked away from a...
Jun 21, 2016 | Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon Somewhere around 4 a.m. on my first night home at home with my firstborn son, I scanned his room, glanced at the line of pillows that I was attempting to use as a mattress, stared into his not-tired-at-all eyes, and thought, “I have ruined...
May 9, 2016 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Laura Simon As I write this, I am preparing to uproot my family from our hometown of over a decade to move to the Winston-Salem area. In addition to my full-time job as a teacher, I have ongoing freelance projects, a house to sell, a house to buy,...
Mar 13, 2015
About Triad Moms on Main 7 Triad Moms on Main is an online parenting resource for the Triad, NC area. Our website launched in October of 2010. We are an all-inclusive resource for parents that features daily blogs, directories, a detailed local events calendar,...
May 17, 2017 | Books, Supplies & Gear, Education
By Guest Blogger Ellen Lloyd Year-end performances, school trips, graduation… all fun events that make for a very full month! Rest assured, summer is around the corner and days of laying around a pool or venturing out to the beach with a good book in your hand is in...
