By Michelle Riddell Dear Family, Thank you all so very much for the Christmas gifts this year. Really, you’ve outdone yourselves. I am blown away by your attentive generosity and flattered that you know me well enough not to refer to the list I made you, again. I understand you […]
I have a confession, something that no 2016 suburban SAHM should be admitting, out loud anyway. Here goes: I don’t shop at Whole Foods. (Gasp!) And my reasoning behind it isn’t really a good one. The truth is, the nearest Whole Foods is an extra 15 minute drive farther than the […]
It’s 2016, folks! You survived the endless holiday get-togethers, binge-watched some Netflix and football (possibly at the same time), and ate your weight in pastries and snickerdoodles. Congrats. You’re officially ready to tackle and then immediately abandon those New Year’s Resolutions, shove the kids on the school bus where they […]
Last night, as I was hovering between consciousness and that otherworldly dimension known as NyQuil Land, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I noticed an article titled something like, “Teens Now Butt Chugging Cough Syrup.” I did a double take, unsure whether I was making it all up […]
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 […]
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 […]