The start of this endeavor...

Hello all! I have wanted to write about my experience as a mother, teacher, aunt, friend, wife for some time. Recently, I realized I have a voice. I am in my fifties and my mother is in her mid-seventies, so is my mother-in-law. We live in a state of wondering when either of them will need more then we can give them.
I teach middle school students. With all the problems in California with the budget, the uncertainty of each school year is real. I never know what to expect! The media takes shots at teachers making us out to be bad guys. I want to tell our side, speak our experience. This is my place to do this.
My daughter is starting SFSU in August. I am her mother and I need to learn how to mother a young woman.
Middle years, middle school, in between raising kids and helping older parents. You with me?