By Kaycee Jemp of Running Through Water If you haven’t run out to buy a drink for your kids with the word “unicorn” in it, then you are on the tail end of all we hold dear as a society, and clearly a failure as a parent. We stopped to […]
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The Ultimate (Toddler) Guide to Getting What You Want RIGHT NOW
By Isa Down I witnessed an act of toddler brilliance at Target the other day. (That’s Tarzhé to you lay folk out there.) This was the tantrum du jour and was no half-hearted whine fest in the Barbie section. If you bundled the brilliant willpower and grace of Malala Yousafzai […]
How to Ensure Your Child Gets Into the College of YOUR Choosing
By Amy Poeppel of amypoeppel.com So you’ve seen your child’s college list, and Harvard’s not on it. In fact, this is a humiliating collection of mediocre, no-name institutions. What do you do? The most important thing to keep in mind if your son or daughter is applying to colleges that embarrass you […]
I Would Never Judge Your Parenting Choices as Long as They’re Exactly Like Mine
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama It’s time to end the Mommy Wars, ladies. We need to start supporting each other more and shaming each other less. But that doesn’t mean that we’re not all entitled to our own opinions and that some opinions are more correct than others. For […]
Relieved Father, Oliver the Giraffe, Will “Never Go Through That Whole Ordeal Again”
By Kaycee Jemp of Running Through Water After three months and several false alarms, April the Giraffe finally gave birth to her calf today via live stream from Animal Adventure Park in New York State. Millions of people worldwide have tuned in over the past few months hoping to catch […]
Local Mom Turns Moment of Weakness Into Entrepreneurial Success
By Kaycee Jemp of Running Through Water Kelly Smith has it all. She and her husband have three beautiful girls who keep her on the go. Whether she is off with them to gymnastics, soccer, or choir practice, Kelly manages to fit all of their schedules into her busy life […]
Moderately Attractive Man Now Willing to Date Moderately Attractive Women
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Stan Rockhead has spent his life chasing the “hottest women” but now says he’s willing to date women who are only as moderately attractive as he is. “I could have [anyone] I wanted,” said Rockhead, who couldn’t even remember to include all six words […]
Mom Thwarts Home Invasion With Popsicles
By Janet Eve Josselyn A Boston mother says she is lucky she didn’t have a heart attack during an attempted home invasion last week. Ann Smith, mother of 5-year-old Brian, was picking up toys in her family room when the front door was suddenly opened, revealing a marauding gang of filthy […]