Blog Posts – Page 2 – Bethanne Kim

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COVID-19: All the Details Most Don’t Want

Mema and COVID-19 My mother-in-law was diagnosed with COVID-19 on April 29th. Most people speak in generalities, and how things feel. This is specifics – her O2 levels, lab results, and other clinical details that most people don’t know or ask about. I will keep updating it as her story unfolds. (Because of HIPPA, there […]

Bethanne Kim 6 years agoJune 23, 2026

Current Events Featured

Quarantine Prep by the Fistful: 5 Items at a Time

I have been keeping track of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, news since January. I wrote most of this a week ago. Since then, much of it has become obvious to everyone, like that we will have at least a few weeks of quarantine. Is COVID-19 serious for any particular individual who isn’t a senior citizen? Probably […]

Bethanne Kim 6 years agoJune 23, 2026

Featured General

Nearly a Year REDUX

In November 2017, I wrote on The Moderate Mom that it had been nearly a year since I posted because I had focused on The Wise Fathers site. Between then and June 2018, I published another half dozen posts. Since then, only one. It was an introduction to myself for this new site that […]

Bethanne Kim 7 years agoJune 23, 2026

Featured General

Who am I?

I’m a woman who always expected, and wanted, to have a career, not stay at home with kids. I don’t like cooking. Housekeeping is not my forte. I prefer high heels to sneakers (OK, low heels – stilettos HURT!), and always have. I refused to wear pants until third grade and sweatpants until sometime […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoJune 24, 2026

Current Events Featured

DC Exempt

One of the hardest things is to realize, and really, truly accept, that something you have cherished has lost its value to you. I’m not talking about an Xbox that is meaningless because you have an Xbox One. That’s only a possession, a replaceable object. This happens naturally as we grow up. The stuffed animal […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoJune 24, 2026

Family Featured Lists

5 Wordless Ways to Comfort Loved Ones

We all want to comfort the ones we love, especially our children, when they are upset or stressed but not all parents, or all kids, are comfortable talking about feelings. For that matter, a lot of times kids genuinely don’t understand what is upsetting them. There are times that trying to force a conversation makes […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoJune 24, 2026

Family Featured Lists Short Reads

Gift Guide: DO Something

You aren’t likely to go wrong with the classics like flowers and breakfast in bed, and if she doesn’t like those you almost certainly already know. But there is something I suspect would make most women happy that most never put on a gift list: finish something on their honey-do list. If she has been […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoJune 24, 2026

Featured Fun and Games Short Reads

Cardboard Castles for Kids and Cats

Cardboard boxes. In our home, they are like some kind of fungus that reproduces and spreads everywhere when no one is looking. The adults try to recycle them as fast as possible but the kids and cats want to keep them. What’s a parent to do? Turn them into cardboard castles! If you have large […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoJune 24, 2026

Featured Fun and Games Short Reads

Cards Against Humanity and Teens

I don’t know if you’ve seen or heard about this card game but “Cards Against Humanity” is billed (on the box) as “a party game for horrible people.” Our teen wants this game and he’s not alone in that. There is no chance – zero – of us giving it to him as shipped but […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoJune 24, 2026

Family Featured Short Reads

The Kindness Challenge

Some kids were seemingly born kind. Then there’s the other 98%. The organization Kids for Peace has a Kindness Challenge. The goal is to simply be kinder to those around us. I love the idea! See what your family can come up with or try one of these suggestions. Compliment someone. Talk to someone who looks lonely. Do […]

Bethanne Kim 8 years agoJune 24, 2026

Survival Skills for All Ages (series)