My son, Matthew, and Toby.

My name is Julie. My husband and I have been married for 27 years. We have one son, Matthew, who is 16, and one Jack Russell Terrorist, Toby. He rules the roost!

We live in coastal Virginia, USA. I like to read, research, garden, quilt, and many, many other things!

I do freelance writing and website managing. I currently manage http://www.drdavestein.com, and write parenting columns at http://www.askmeanmom.com

I am also an anti-bullying "activist." My son was bullied by students and teachers in his former school. My anti-bullying website is http://www.bullywhys.com My newest website, since there is so much written about mean girls, is http://www.StopRAtoday.com While there are a lot of books on the market that give us insight into the problem, little is written about what to DO about it. That's where I can help!

I just started a new Yahoo group for "mean moms"! If you are a mean mom (say what you mean and mean what you say"), or you aspire to get in touch with your inner meanie,  feel free to join our new group!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StopRAtodayNewsletter/