By Liv of LiveBySurprise.com Post break-up, there are a ton of things that you’ll suddenly have full responsibility for, and your cash situation will stretch thinner by the day. If you’re smart, you’ll take that extra time you have while the kids are with your ex to figure out how […]
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What Do You Get the Man of Your Dreams for His Birthday?
By Kristin McCarthy of Four Princesses and the Cheese Well, friends, today the hubs turned thirty-five years old. He even scheduled the day off of work so that he could relax for a bit before we took the twinnies out for a birthday lunch. My man had a nice day […]
Before You Judge the Child on Stage…
By Kelly Bay of Beer and Junk She stood there in the bright lights, knowing, of course, that all eyes were on her. Slightly off to the side of her classmates, nervously swinging her arms, fidgeting with her dress. It had taken four days for the young girl to build […]
The Memory Foam Incident
By Lisa Beach of Tweenior Moments A few months ago, I kept waking up with an achy back and sore hips. My husband Kevin started complaining a little bit about the same thing. It wasn’t us being middle aged, of course. It was our senior citizen mattress – about 10 […]
Gratitude for a Surreal Life
By Jenny Jones of Life’s a Polyp A year ago my life was very different from what it is now, and it is even more drastically different from 2 years ago. I never would have imagined that I’d be where I am now in my life. And yet, despite these […]
A ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Is Coming This Fall So Everything Is Going to Be Fine
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by 2016. It was definitely the Regina George of years. It was a life ruiner. Last year ruined people’s lives. Well, luckily, 2017 is off to a pretty good start now that the ‘Mean Girls’ […]
How to Live a Good Life (A Recipe for My Kids)
Dear Kids, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about who you will be when you’re older. There’s so much I want for you in this world, but I think that more than anything, I just want you to be good. Because people who are good, and who embody genuine kindness, […]
Gym Clothes and Participation Trophies
By Whitney Fleming of Playdates on Fridays Recently, my daughter forgot her gym clothes. I know. Tweens and their irresponsibility. Except, she mentioned all weekend that she needed to do her laundry. She’s 12 and part of her household chores is managing the washing, drying, folding and putting away of […]