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 […]
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An Open Letter to Single Parents
By Sarah Pierce Dear Amazingly Strong Single Parent, I see you, and I admire you. Since I don’t actually know you and I’m introverted, I’ll probably never say it, but I just wanted to tell you I think you’re doing great. As someone lucky enough to have grown up with two […]
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 […]
Allowance: Teaching Children to Save Money
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Liv at Live By Surprise Given the issues in my first marriage with money (and my ex’s continuing issues managing his), I’ve been trying teach my children how to manage money with an allowance. We’ve come across some obstacles. The children seem to think that a […]
6 Phrases We Used Before Kids…Redefined By Parenthood
Having kids changes everything. Even some of the words and phrases that we used in our pre-baby days seem to have taken on entirely different meanings. Here are six phrases we used before kids, redefined by parenthood: 1. Blowout Before kids: Getting our hair did. Specifically, a salon treatment that […]
Women Everywhere are Fed Up with Their Awesome Husbands
By T. Dawn Daum of W.T.F. words thoughts feelings Being in a relationship with a level headed, Windex-ing superhero isn’t easy. He’s the guy who rarely walks by you without a gentle touch to your shoulder or a feisty slap on the ass. The one who makes you coffee every morning. You […]
Dear Know-it-All Mom: Yes, My Child Actually is Autistic
By Melissa Lilly of The Stay-at-Home Life Since I told you my child is special needs, you’ve turned into Professor Sanctimommy McKnowItAll. While you pretend to be supportive, say you know all about and have experience with autism, and claim you’re not judging, your backhanded, know-it-all comments have given you away. […]
6 Parenting Apps That Should Totally Exist
By Vicki Lesage of VickiLesage.com When my kids were babies, I used all sorts of clever apps. A breastfeeding app for tracking each feed, providing me with useful information like, “No way! I’m feeding him 12 hours per day? THAT must be why I’m exhausted/frazzled/totally brain-dead.” Or the poop tracking app […]