[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By A.R. Amore of The Plagued Parent If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? — Rabbi Hillel Over the last six months or so, I have tried to adopt a new philosophy […]
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5 Time Management Tips for Busy Moms
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23 Reasons My Kids Are My Best Friends
By Samantha Wassel of Between the Monkey Bars Not too long ago, I read an article by a woman explaining why her child isn’t her best friend. While I agree with a lot of the points that she made, I was a little taken aback by one particular line. “See, […]
To The Teacher Who Doesn’t Want To Teach Shakespeare
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Carrie Tinsley of Carrie On, Y’all Dear Ms. Dusbiber: We don’t know each other, but I’ve been in your English teacher shoes. The other day, I read the Washington Post article that mentions how you no longer want to teach Shakespeare because of your “own personal disinterest […]
10 Reasons Dinner Is Better At A Soup Kitchen
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Megan Premo of Modest Mess One Thursday evening, my daughter and I ended up at a local soup kitchen after a spring cleaning project (and recent wedding) left me with more disposable cups, plates, and utensils than I could use in a lifetime. We packed […]
The Day A Swimsuit Almost Killed Me
By Eva Lesko Natiello of writing from the intersection of oops, yikes & awe My objective was to make swimsuit shopping as painless as possible. The environment would be key. I needed a calm store with wide open aisles, soft music, and helpful salespeople. Crawling under a disheveled clothing rack, […]
An Evening With My Bipolar and Autistic Son
By Courtney Barnum of A Legion For Liam Last night was a rough one here at the House of AuSome. Liam got upset with me because he wanted to watch a certain movie and I told him it was inappropriate for him. He got mad. So mad that he shut […]
How Parents Are All a Bunch of Big, Fat Liars
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Lisa Carmody Doiron of elsiekarmadi.wordpress.com Sheesh. Becoming a parent really brings out the big, fat liars in us, doesn’t it? It starts out innocently enough when we declare the park is “closed” and the iPad is “broken.” We vow to stop there and nurture an […]