By Joy Hedding of Evil Joy Speaks If you’ve ever struggled with wine or adult beverage pairings, I’ve got a manual for you because the perfect drink really can make the perfect moment that much more special. A pairing misstep may lead to a failed event which could lead to […]
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Hello, Santa? It’s Me Again
Forget Elf on the Shelf. I don’t have time to move the little guy around each night because I’m spending my whole life on the phone with Santa. It started out small. We were potty-training our toddler and said, “If you go pee pee on the potty, Santa will […]
From The Classifieds: Family For Sale
By Kathy Radigan of My Dishwasher’s Possessed After a very crazy few weeks, which have included, but are not limited to, a husband who was injured and bled so much it looked like a crime scene, sick kids, doctor visits, dental issues, broken appliances, various children having meltdowns over homework […]
Your Daughter Isn’t Just Beautiful
By Sarah Pierce As a mom with a daughter, I struggle when I see people that only talk about how beautiful their daughter is, both in person and on social media. I see it so often, and it breaks my heart. I want to scream at them, “Your daughter is […]
The Journey to Happiness as a Stay-at-Home Mom
By Amanda Elder of Stay-at-Home Panda I never wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. I liked the working world, and I identified with my career. But before becoming a mom, there were issues I didn’t consider, like, who would watch my baby? How much would I bring home from my Caribbean island […]
The Christmas Gift EVERY Parent Wants
It’s the time of year where people start playing Christmas music too early and asking the same questions they asked the year before. These questions can be simple, like, “Is there anything you need for Christmas?” or they veer into the sweet probing of, “What would you like for Christmas?” […]
Grace in the Face of Alzheimer’s
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Julie Buckley The irony is not lost on me when my Japanese student comes up with the irretrievable word on the tip of my tongue as I am trying to teach him English. Or when my six-year-old is able to finish the sentence I started […]
A Survival Guide for Introverts Parenting Small Children
By Britta Eberle of This is Motherhood Recently I saw a thread on social media in which other introverted parents were lamenting how they never get to be alone anymore. One of the people on the thread hadn’t been home alone for over a year. She said that since her […]