My mom called today to check on me. She knew I would be traveling today and she just wanted to know where I was and that I was safe. We chatted for a few minutes. My mom had a brain hemorrhage several years ago. The brain hemorrhage most impacted her expressive language. Mom’s thinking works [...]
To the Stinnett Rattler Class of 1982, I’ve been reading your comments today about a 30 year class reunion. I’m grateful that many of you are planning twenty years ahead because I don’t feel a day over 28. For those of you who have lamented changes since high school, I want to reassure you that [...]
I use my cell phone as my office phone for my private practice, so the message on my cell phone is: You have reached the office of Dr. Beth Robinson. Please leave a message. Tonight, my nephew Little Britches, called my phone for the first time. I got the following message. “Hey Doc. It’s me.” [...]
The best piece of advice I can give counselors in training, parents, or spouses is that change takes time. The biggest lesson I have learned from almost twenty years of counseling experiences is that change takes time–more time than most of us realize. I have worked with many behaviorally disordered children and adolescents that other [...]
I just finished working with my nephews to take apart their bunkbeds so they would have twin beds in their room. The beds are heavy and hard to maneuver. Blessedly Little Britches and Jalapeno Hal are turning into good helpers. Like any boys, they both love tools and showing how strong they are. Tonight they helped remove [...]
This week students in Texas have been taking their TAKS test. In Texas, we have generally done a great job of persuading students that the TAKS testing results are significant. We have young elementary school kids throwing up because they are so nervous about taking their TAKS test. Every year during this time, I am [...]
March was a good month. I got to watch basketball, work out and blog. There is nothing like basketball to inspire me to do better in life. For the month of March I worked out and blogged for 27 days. A new record! Join me in my efforts to support the amazing work that the [...]
Amazing how small things can become big things. It has literally been months since my dad was able to check his cattle. My brother has driven to my parents’ house more times than you can count on both hands and invited my dad to ride with him to check the cattle, but dad has always [...]
No one told me that watching my nephew playing baseball would be harder than playing sports myself. The rest of you who have watched your children, nieces, or nephews play sports know what I am talking about. You get a nervous feeling and your heart almost stops beating when you watch key plays. My nephew. [...]
God must have thought that I needed a little perspective about my dad’s fender bender. This morning as I was reading the news, I saw an article about Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia being ticketed after a four-car fender-bender on Tuesday. Scalia, who is 75, was driving to work along the George Washington Parkway at [...]
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