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A Son's Perspective

My son had to write about his greatest influence. It was on Mother's Day, so he chose to write about his dad ;) It was such a good essay I decided to give him his debut on my blog...

Journal About Dad

Intro: If there has been one person in my life that has had the biggest impact on my life it would have to be my dad. He has always forced me to be a better person and be the best me that I could be. Without him I do not think that I would be the person that I am today.

April 15th 2009: I just turned 8 about 10 days ago. Today my dad is becoming a police officer! This is for sure the coolest thing that has ever happened. He is going from owning one of my grandpa’s cookie stores to patrolling the streets of Salt Lake. I am kinda sad that we are not going to be able to hangout with our cousins as much anymore. Hopefully my dad will still be able to hangout and go to Disneyland with us all fo the time! My dad and I are some of the closest people in the world! We have the same haircut he comes to all of my football games, and I hope that he will still be there after he becomes a cop.

December 26th 2016: Since my Dad has been promoted to a Detective, he has not been at the house to hangout with us. But the day that we got out of school for Christmas break, both of my parents surprised us with a trip to San Diego. I was so happy that we would be able to spend time with my dad. Life has been going pretty good since my dad got the detective job. He looks like a homeless person sometimes and the other times he looks like a biker guy. I feel like I have not really talked to my dad in a long while so it has been nice to talk to him these past few days. Today we rented some bikes for the family and we rode all around San Diego it feels like. During this bike ride I was able to get some quality moments riding through some birds with my dad, and racing him along the sidewalk back to the hotel. Well it looks like we are going out to eat! Until next time Journal!

February 18th 2017: This was one of the best days of my life! For Christmas, I got tickets to see my favorite band in the world, while we are here in Las Vegas for a cheer competition. Of course, I was going to go to this concert with my dad! Hopefully he liked the concert. I have never really seen this side of my dad, he is always super serious and does not show that he is having a good time. Tonight however that changed. The entire concert my dad was on his feet recording TwentyOnePilots song on his phone. He even took me before the concert to buy a shirt for him and I. This is for sure going to be a day that I will remember forever, vividly. Well I have to go to bed because I need some sleep to be able to stay awake for the nationals competition tomorrow. Until next time Journal.

April 1st 2018: Today was terrible! We went over to my grandma’s house, and we all got in the biggest fight in the world with their entire family. I was yelled at by my uncle Nick and I finally fought back to that bully. It just got really crazy really fast and I was scared. After the whole thing happened, my dad pulled me aside and we talked about how the whole thing went down. He did not tell me that it was my fault, he did not try to shame me for what I said. What he did was ask me what I thought that I could do better and what I was going to take away from it. He told me that how I act in these situations is how I am going to act in other places and situations in my life. That moment right there is going to define how I deal with every single bad thing that happens to me. So maybe this was not the worst day ever, but the best learning day ever. I knew my Dad was proud.

June 17th 2018: Today is Sunday. Fathers Day. When we got home from church my dad got called out on a SWAT hit. Which is never a surprise because it happens, what feels to be too often. This SWAT hit felt different, like something was not going to be going right. Maybe because it was Father’s Day, but it felt like we should be spending it with my dad. Maybe that was not the reason. My moms phone rings so steps outside. When she comes back in, I notice she is crying. My sisters and I are very worried and she says, “You’re dad is okay, but things are going to be different for a little while. Something just happened while he was at work today”. I am not going to say what happened that Sunday, it is not my story to share, but it impacted our family in a big way that brought us closer together. It gave us a bond that can't be broken. The way that my dad has dealt with the things that happened this day have been inspirational. That has really motivated me to push through my problems and do whatever it takes to do what is right.

Today: Since that thing that happened that Fathers Day, my dad has become so much closer to all of us. He spends more time hanging out with us, he goes to the pool with us during the summer, and he goes to a lot of basketball games and concerts with me. My father and I have the best relationship that I think anybody in the world would be jealous. My dad has been a moral compass for me in my life. He has been the biggest mentor in my life. I hope that I continue to have him in my life and he continues to keep me going on the right path. Thanks Dad...

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Utah Mommy Blogger encourages Young Adults to maintain the highest standards of morals in their relationship with the release of her fictional novel Once Upon a Cartier

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Salt Lake City, Utah October 4, 2012 -- Author Debbie Roberts-Cluff has been writing a successful G-rated mommy blog, Confessions of a 30ish Overworked and Underpaid Housewife, since 2007.  With her followers and her daily visits sorrowing to new heights mainly because of her high-moral standard style of writing and hilarious child-like humor, she decided to take her real life out of the equation and write a wholesome, yet fabulous  love story that would be enjoyed by all ages, Once Upon a Cartier.

Once Upon a Cartier, Roberts-Cluff premier novel,  questions if only a fool confuses fate for destiny. Which is exactly what Laila Simons must answer when she meets Julius Heldge and learns that destiny is a choice we make despite of fate. Will Laila abandon the life predetermined by the stars in order to capture her eternity in a Cartier ring?

Drawing from her addiction to everything in print and her love for Romeo and Juliet, Roberts-Cluff began to write an epic love story about two star-crossed lovers, but then took her writing a step further and incorporated her daughters love for fantasy books into the mix. She also wanted to install a sense of decency and morality for her characters. Roberts-Cluff explains, “I wanted a love story my young daughters would be proud of. A strong role model who didn’t need to throw herself at a man to gain respect and success.”

Once Upon a Cartier is a story of love and deceit, secrets and betrayals, that takes us from the mythical ruins of the Greek Gods to the backyard of the historical city known as Pasadena. This is the love story of our decade, a bold inquiry into destiny and Laila’s decision to pursue a path towards everlasting love and unspeakable loss. The story is of a true battle of defining one’s own fate , one that reminds us what it means to feel human.

And the verdict is in, the readers are loving it. With Once Upon a Cartier to be released on Tuesday, October 9^th, only on Amazon, the pre-sale reviews are out. Diana Smith, of New Orleans, Louisiana, shared, “I read through this book with a sense of astonishment, as each chapter left an place in my mind—and heart—that would not easily be forgotten. I think Once Upon a Cartier deserves recognition for being the most touching love story of our time.”  Heidi Hagen, of Gilbert, Arizona, expressed, “A novel of truth, faith, goodness, and love... Debbie Roberts-Cluff writing is rare and refreshingly original, a true art form. One of the most heartfelt novels.

Debbie Cluff is an author, educator and avid blogger at: Confessions of a 30-ish Overworked and Underpaid Housewife. She enjoys most of the time she spends as a mother and is a very loving, devoted wife (don’t tell her husband, though). She has authored over a dozen articles for online publications and a few novels for her sisters. Debbie resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and three children.  You can follow her on Twitter at @debbiecluff, or listen to her Author’s Chat LIVE Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM EST at blogtalkradio.com/onceuponacartier

For more about the Debbie Roberts-Cluff, see debbiecluff.blogspot.com or www.facebook.com/onceuponacartier  Once Upon a Time  is available online at www.inglestonepublishing.com or Amazon.com beginning October 9th. 

Utah Mommy Blogger encourages Young Adults to maintain the highest standards of morals in their relationship with the release of her fictional novel Once Upon a Cartier

It got picked up in the press!!

Salt Lake City, Utah October 4, 2012 -- Author Debbie Roberts-Cluff has been writing a successful G-rated mommy blog, Confessions of a 30ish Overworked and Underpaid Housewife, since 2007.  With her followers and her daily visits sorrowing to new heights mainly because of her high-moral standard style of writing and hilarious child-like humor, she decided to take her real life out of the equation and write a wholesome, yet fabulous  love story that would be enjoyed by all ages, Once Upon a Cartier.

Once Upon a Cartier, Roberts-Cluff premier novel,  questions if only a fool confuses fate for destiny. Which is exactly what Laila Simons must answer when she meets Julius Heldge and learns that destiny is a choice we make despite of fate. Will Laila abandon the life predetermined by the stars in order to capture her eternity in a Cartier ring?

Drawing from her addiction to everything in print and her love for Romeo and Juliet, Roberts-Cluff began to write an epic love story about two star-crossed lovers, but then took her writing a step further and incorporated her daughters love for fantasy books into the mix. She also wanted to install a sense of decency and morality for her characters. Roberts-Cluff explains, “I wanted a love story my young daughters would be proud of. A strong role model who didn’t need to throw herself at a man to gain respect and success.”

Once Upon a Cartier is a story of love and deceit, secrets and betrayals, that takes us from the mythical ruins of the Greek Gods to the backyard of the historical city known as Pasadena. This is the love story of our decade, a bold inquiry into destiny and Laila’s decision to pursue a path towards everlasting love and unspeakable loss. The story is of a true battle of defining one’s own fate , one that reminds us what it means to feel human.

And the verdict is in, the readers are loving it. With Once Upon a Cartier to be released on Tuesday, October 9^th, only on Amazon, the pre-sale reviews are out. Diana Smith, of New Orleans, Louisiana, shared, “I read through this book with a sense of astonishment, as each chapter left an place in my mind—and heart—that would not easily be forgotten. I think Once Upon a Cartier deserves recognition for being the most touching love story of our time.”  Heidi Hagen, of Gilbert, Arizona, expressed, “A novel of truth, faith, goodness, and love... Debbie Roberts-Cluff writing is rare and refreshingly original, a true art form. One of the most heartfelt novels.

Debbie Cluff is an author, educator and avid blogger at: Confessions of a 30-ish Overworked and Underpaid Housewife. She enjoys most of the time she spends as a mother and is a very loving, devoted wife (don’t tell her husband, though). She has authored over a dozen articles for online publications and a few novels for her sisters. Debbie resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and three children.  You can follow her on Twitter at @debbiecluff, or listen to her Author’s Chat LIVE Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM EST at blogtalkradio.com/onceuponacartier

For more about the Debbie Roberts-Cluff, see debbiecluff.blogspot.com or www.facebook.com/onceuponacartier  Once Upon a Time  is available online HERE or Amazon.com beginning October 9th. 

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After over one-hundred years on this earth, in this dimension, of being a total controlling type-A Fairy, the last few months transcended a whirlwind of chaos and anxiety for Laila Simons who is desperately trying to balance a thin line between fate and destiny. The worst part? If she makes the decision to control her own destiny, her fate will change and she will not make it through another day alive. And somehow, in the midst of utter turmoil, she falls uncharacteristically in love with a man seeking to release the mystery of what is hidden inside her small, heart-shaped golden locket. The only way to save those she loves and the world is to put her faith in the hands of the one she shouldn’t trust. Will Laila abandon her elude the life predetermined by the stars to capture her eternity in a Cartier ring?

A story of love and deceit, secrets and betrayals, that takes us from the mythical ruins of the Greek Gods to the backyard of the historical city known as Pasadena. Once upon a Cartier is the love story, a bold inquiry into destiny and Laila’s decision to pursue a path towards everlasting love and unspeakable loss. 

Debbie Cluff is an author, educator and avid blogger at: Confessions of a 30-ish Overworked and Underpaid Housewife. She enjoys most of the time she spends as a mother and is a very loving, devoted wife (don’t tell her husband, though). Debbie received her bachelor's of arts from California State University and a master's degree in elementary education from University of Phoenix. She has authored over a dozen articles for online publications and a few novels for her sisters. Debbie resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and three children.