I Don’t Care If My Kids Get Married & Have Kids, but I Care about This.

Jennifer

Jennifer is a voracious reader, obsessive writer, passionate yoga instructor and drinker of hoppy ales. She's also a devoted mama and wife (a stay-at-home yogi). She considers herself to be one of the funniest people that ever lived. In addition to her work on elephant journal and The Huffington Post, Jennifer has over 40 articles published on the wellness website MindBodyGreen and her column Your Personal Yogi ran in the newspaper Toledo Free Press. She holds a Bachelor's degree in geology, absolutely no degrees in anything related to literature, and she currently owns a wheel of cheese. Her books, The Best Day of Your Life and The Art of Parenting: Love Letters from a Mother are available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ .

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6 Responses

  1. mitch smith says:

    Thanks for this essay. I think, as a parent, we lose sight of what we really want for our kids and you have described exactly what each of us should want for them. We should never lose sight of the fact that we are raising the next generation.

    • Jennifer says:

      Thanks to you, Mitch, for taking the time to both read and comment. I agree with you completely, and your last line just says it all.

  2. jane says:

    what wonderful blessings and gifts to vision for your children. Maybe a card to celebrate the birth of a child could be designed to have these positive ideas included. It could help new parents focus on a road less traveled, but much more important than the one marked status and fame.

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