By Christine Organ of christineorgan.com “If you eat two prunes on Christmas Eve, you’ll have good luck in the new year,” my grandma said, thrusting a bowl of sticky black prunes toward me. Her superstitious logic was both ridiculous and endearing. In those days, my grandma had a knack for making […]
By Richard Black of The Unfit Father My daughter has been in kindergarten for a just few months, and I’ve already spent an inordinate amount of time helping her with her homework. I should probably clarify that by “inordinate,” I mean about 14 hours. That might not seem like a […]
By Jocelyn Jane Cox of The Home Tome If your household is anything like ours, you’ve already passed around about 14 strains of the common cold, “blown through” approximately 76,000 boxes of tissues, and are on the cusp of getting the flu. If not, kudos, but here are a few things […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Richard Black of The Unfit Father Most of the time, around December, people write a couple of sentences and maybe a paragraph or two on Facebook, in a card, or even in a publication about the blessings they’ve received over the past year and the […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Crystal Cook of The Qwiet Muse It could be a funny story, but it isn’t. I’ve only shared it with a few, and while I’ll admit to putting a humorous spin on it a time or two — you can make something sound less awful […]
By Marcia Kester Doyle of Menopausal Mother I think we can all agree that cuddly newborns and giggling toddlers are adorable. We’re quick to hit the “like” button when memes and videos featuring this age group inundate our Facebook feed. But something frightening happens when children hit the tween stage. They morph […]
By Michelle Riddell If you have internet access, chances are you have taken one of those self-diagnostic tests for the latest health syndrome or personality disorder. Don’t be ashamed—we all have. Most likely you tested positive for whatever it was because, quite frankly, everyone does. If you remove eggs from […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Julie Walthers of Ghost Editorial I found a woman through an online portal for psychologists. She had everything I was looking for: Her office was nearby, she took my insurance, and most importantly, she had an open appointment almost immediately. This therapist had also indicated […]