I am now back in the MotherShip in Auckland, safe and sound. No centipedes bit me. No attackers broke through my bedroom door. I didn't get food poisoning. Or crash my mother's car. ( even tho its a stick shift and has no rear view cameras or laser sensors to make sure I dont hit… Continue reading She’s back in the MotherShip
Author: Lani Young
Lani Young is an international bestselling author of YA fantasy, contemporary romance and literary fiction. The 2018 Pacific Laureate, her work is inspired by the diverse mythology of Oceania and the richness of her cultural heritage as a Samoan / Maori woman.
Centipedes and Freddy Kruger are all out to get me
This is WAAY more scarier than Freddy Kruger.I've only been in Samoa 14 hours and already I've had further confirmation that I am pathetic. Im staying in my little sister's apartment which is beautiful. I'm very grateful to have it because otherwise my mother would make me sleep in a Harry Potter closet at her… Continue reading Centipedes and Freddy Kruger are all out to get me
Get this Mother on an Airplane.
So I'm flying to Samoa in a few hours. I'm a mother of five children who doesn't get to travel very often. Because, these are the things that I'm excited about:1. Walking through the departure zone very slowly. Meandering through Duty Free stores. ( Who cares if I can afford to buy anything or not.)Stopping… Continue reading Get this Mother on an Airplane.
Why you shouldn’t talk about guns at church.
Have you got one of these at your house?The Hot Man has been avidly watching the TV series “The Walking Dead.” So have I. I shut my eyes most of the time but I have this horrible fascination with a show that tells us in gory detail, what happens when the world is taken over… Continue reading Why you shouldn’t talk about guns at church.
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
The Ten Commandments...with the Coolest, Baddest Moses in cinematic history."What's adultery?" That's the million chocolate chip cookie question my child asked (very loudly) one nite during Family Home Evening. We were listening to Big Son give a lesson on "The Ten Commandments." And one of them is (just in case you forgot) - Thou shalt… Continue reading Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
What happens when a mother has a Meltdown?
Sometimes a mother has to have a nuclear meltdown. A complete manic freak attack. Just once in awhile. To remind her family that she has feelings. To remind her children that she's not an automated fridgin Energizer Bunny that can go and go and go. And never get tired. Never get run down. Never stop.Yes,… Continue reading What happens when a mother has a Meltdown?
Tattoo Time: A tribute to Tim Cahill’s Body Art
Tattoo Tribute Time again where we celebrate tattoos and the Polynesians who rock them, in anticipation of the TELESA book launch. I hope I don't need to remind you that this blog feature is about TATTOOS and nothing else.Today's feature is the first Samoan to achieve worldwide legendary status as...no, not a rugby player. No,… Continue reading Tattoo Time: A tribute to Tim Cahill’s Body Art
Does Your Family read your Blog?
Lani Wendt Young has been blogging long enough now that just about everything that happens in my life makes my eyes narrow, my bloggerbrain train wheels chug, and KaChing! I have an idea for a new blog post. Which means, my husband now prefaces things with..."Dont you dare blog about THIS, okay?! And my teenagers… Continue reading Does Your Family read your Blog?
Marriage Can be such a Gamble
Sometimes I'm not sure how me and the Hot Man have stayed together for so long. We are such different people that I'm amazed we actually grew up on the same island and speak the same language. For example, winning the lottery. We were watching the lottery draw on TV and he said, "Imagine winning… Continue reading Marriage Can be such a Gamble
Why Parents Should Spy on their Children
Me and James would make the perfect team. I sit like this in my house all the time. Watching, waiting with my gun. So I can shoot twisted, dark forces that are out to drag my children into dark pits of despair.I spy on my children. I do it shamelessly. It's true and I'm not… Continue reading Why Parents Should Spy on their Children
Lani Wendt Young 