By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Motivational speaker and author Kaylin Maree Schimpf shared a beautiful picture and a powerful message with the world last week. The Facebook post, which has gone viral, asks dads to take more pictures of their wives. “Take the photo. You may not think about […]
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Teen’s Revolutionary App Is a Game Changer for Lonely Students
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Sixteen-year-old Natalie Hampton has created an app to make it easier for kids to find people to sit and eat with in school cafeterias. In a recent interview with NPR, the 11th grader from Sherman Oaks, CA said she had the idea for the app based […]
Hillary’s Humans of New York Picture Is Going Viral for All the Right Reasons
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Humans of New York, a popular Facebook photo blog, ran a photo of Hillary Clinton yesterday which is going viral. The photo included the presidential candidate’s story of taking her admissions test at Harvard and how her life experiences have shaped the person she […]
Football Player Joins Autistic Student for Lunch, Reminds Us What’s Important
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama For one day, a Florida mother didn’t have to worry about her autistic son eating lunch alone. Leah Paske recently posted this touching story on Facebook. She explained the difficulty of our middle school years and how that has compounded the anxiety she feels for her […]
Pharma Execs Making Millions from EpiPen Price Hike
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama EpiPen prices aren’t the only thing on the rise. Top pharmaceutical executives at Mylan, the company who owns its patent, have also been treating themselves to millions in salary increases. According to Food Allergy Research and Education, life-threatening allergies affect 1 in every 13 […]
The 9 Crazy Mom Friends You’ll Make
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama I think we can all agree that making mom friends is tough. There’s the awkwardness of exchanging information, making sure your kids actually tolerate one another, and of course, making sure the other mom agrees that talking on the phone is the absolute worst. […]
Where Are All the Hillary Supporters?
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama I have heard a lot of rhetoric thrown around this election season. In a way, that’s to be expected. Our media and political sphere have been some strange combination of circus sideshow and spectator sport for as long as I can remember. Most of […]
To the Mama Who Just Had a Baby
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Hey new mama, I know it seems lonely when it feels like the rest of the world is sleeping. The late night feedings are just one in a long line of new adjustments in those first weeks of motherhood. Your baby is up and eating […]