[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Kristina Hammer of The Daily Rantings of an Angrivated Mom Everyone knows all about the Sock Trolls and Binkie and Tooth Fairies. Dust Bunnies and those two devilishly mischievous and invisible characters- Nobody and Somebody. You’ve heard tales about the Land of Lost Things. About […]
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He Probably Is a Bad Guy, Part 2: 5 Steps to Self-Defense
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Eileen Turay of Liv & Leen This is a follow-up post to “He Probably is a Bad Guy: Putting Your Safety Over ‘That Guy’s Feelings.” So we’ve been told to listen to our guts as a means to keep ourselves safe and that we should […]
Child Loss… Eleven Years Later
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Jill Powell of Walking with Drake Twelve. Twelve years old. I have so many questions, wonders, and thoughts. Would your hair be thin like mine, or would you have hair more like your dad—rich, thick and a beautiful brown? I’m so jealous of that man’s […]
The Six Mom Camps of the Breastfeeding vs. Formula Battle
By Melissa Lilly of The Stay-at-Home Life Heads up, soon-to-be moms. I’m giving you fair warning now, while you can still prepare yourself and build a thick skin for what’s coming. You’re about to stumble into a hotbed of heated debates. There is no way to avoid it. You will […]
America Needs Paid Maternity Leave
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Liv of Live By Surprise As the elections edge ever closer, debates are happening, and candidates are again discussing why America is so far behind most other developed nations in developing a national policy on paid maternity leave. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), […]
Advice For My Teenage Daughter
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Alice Jones Webb of Different Than Average I have an amazing daughter. She is brilliantly smart, funny, and strong. She is quick-witted and confident. She got straight As her first semester of public high school, dazzling her teachers with her brainpower. She’s a brown belt in […]
Confessions of a Former Homework Rescue Mama
by Jennifer Gregory of The Runaway Mama I have a confession to make. You ready? Last year, I rescued my second grade son from imminent homework doom often. Often as in all the time. It sounds innocent enough, but I assure you, it wasn’t. My need to help him led […]
Parents on the Sidelines at Kids’ Sports, Kindly CTFD
By Carrie Tinsley of Carrie On, Y’all God is great, beer is good, and people at kids’ sporting events are crazy. I used to believe that the urban legends you hear about parents getting into fights at kids’ sports were just that: myths that float around suburbia of over-testosteroned dads […]