When raising humans, inevitably the body hair will come. Although I wanted my daughter to wait as long as possible to start shaving her...
Resting on top of the glider in our room is a pile of my clothes that I need to put away, hand-me-downs from our...
'Tis the season...for accidents. If your holidays are anything like mine, you'll agree that this time of year is an accident waiting to happen! Ladders are...
Is there some mean fairy that sends out secret messages to all kids on their second birthday? It really seemed like a switch flipped...
I caved to the pressure last Christmas and convinced my husband that it was time to get our twelve year old daughters smartphones. They were...
A couple weeks ago, I was that mom.
The one filling your news feed with cute kid pictures, celebration (ala the world series), and general happiness...while actually having...
Can your baby breathe all through the night? Can he nap without life support? Does her little body do the involuntary things necessary to...
This year our daughters transferred from a small K-8 school to a large public middle school. To put the change in perspective, their current...
Why are there so many parenting clichés? From the moment we reveal that we are expecting a little bitty life changer, we seem to...
I recently attended a baby shower and found myself fascinated by some of the gifts - new baby products that did not exist when my...
Are you still nursing?
I get this question a lot. Depending on the speaker, the tone, inflection and/or accompanying look can vary widely. The reason...
A friend posted this quote last night on Facebook:
The biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make. … I...
I write this not for pity but for acceptance. I kept this quiet because I didn't want pity. I've come to a point where...
I hit the wall. My daughter, Ella, was two and I slammed my palm into drywall. To keep myself from doing the unthinkable, I...
I lived the first 34 years of my life in New Orleans, where my parents and their parents and their parents (and so on)...
Kids Eat Free Guide: Orlando
Every parent loves the word, "free" - even more so when used together with the word, "kids." I mean honestly, happiness is kids eating...
