First things first: I swear. Ask my kids and they’ll tell you their mom doesn’t hold back when the shit hits the fan, and she makes sure everyone in the house hears loud and clear straight from her lips that the “SHIT has hit the FUCKING fan!” I’m a firm […]
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How to Survive Vacationing With Your Teen
Family vacations commonly alternate between being relaxing and stressful. A break from the daily routine and experiencing new places, foods and schedules can be both exciting and stress-inducing. Traveling with small children is sometimes difficult. After packing enough clothing and toys to anticipate any possible scenario, you then realize you […]
5 Ways Kids Drive Moms Crazy In Summer
There are many ways in which a mother can go crazy over our children’s own insanity throughout the course of the summer. It is inevitable. Kids turn into plain old jerkwads when they get that first taste of summer freedom.They will go out of their way to re-hardwire our nerves […]
Being There
The guest bed in our house, the one in the room that smells like something old and musty and unused, is covered in the detritus of my daughter’s art projects and school work. These pieces were first housed in my wife’s office in overspilt piles, but Laura needs the space […]
Dear Pre-Baby Me: What Not to Buy for Your New Baby
Dear Pre-Baby Me: Shopping for a new baby will be overwhelming. Google “what to buy for a new baby” and you will come up with approximately three hundred quadrillion results. Your browser history will be peppered with articles like “Newborn Essentials You Can’t Live Without!”, “952 Items You Absolutely Must Buy Before Your Baby Is Born,” and […]
Positive Dads Make All the Difference
I’m from the generation who, when we played with Barbies as kids, Ken went to work and was tossed under a chair. Dads worked, most moms were home. We had no idea what Dad did all day, we just knew he left each morning and came home each night. Today […]
My America. It IS Full of LOVE. #weareone
If you woke up this morning after a sleepless night wondering what kind of country you live in, you’re not alone. A madman full of hateful ideologies is not my America. We are not that man. This country and its people are not defined by the insane and hideous acts […]
What to Not Think About As Your Child Graduates
Tonight is our high school graduation. Though I will not be attending this year, I am thinking of those students and their families. My kids have already reached this milestone. I know some who are walking tonight and others who will join them as alumni in the years to come. […]