Kids refusing to go to sleep? Commiserate with the funny parents of Twitter with these 22 tweets about bedtime.
Bullies Try to Ruin This Boy’s Homecoming, But a Beautiful Ballerina Saves the Day
There’s a heartwarming, real-life fairy tale coming from Texas this week, but before I get into details, I’ll have to explain the importance of homecoming in the Lonestar state. If high school football is the pinnacle of success in a Texas teenager’s years, homecoming is like the Superbowl halftime show. It’s a week-long affair that…
Teddy’s Cheeks
Perhaps it’s just my nature to be wistful. That very well could be it. I could easily make the argument that wistfulness is my strongest suit as a writer. But wistful for me these days is honest. Because while parenthood is very very good at making you spend a good deal of your day living…
What If This Was All There Ever Was? Would It Be Enough?
By Liz Petrone of lizpetrone.com I did an interview this week and the interviewer asked me a question I’ve been asked before and always trip over: “What is your ultimate goal?” I assume he meant writing-wise, since that was the interview subject, but it wasn’t specifically stated and I had to put a hand over…
Preparing for Parenthood (If We’re Being Honest)
By Jesica Ryzynski of Is That Chocolate or Poop? If you are planning on starting a family, or expecting your first child, there are a multitude of books, online forums, and websites that will tell you all about becoming a parent. Not to mention the parenting classes, pamphlets in the doctor’s office, and the never…
I Don’t Want More Babies; I Want More Time
By Katy Jackman of Whine Thirty ‘Oh my God, it’s a boy! Honey, it’s a boy!’ I exclaimed loudly as my husband and I sat across from each other at a diner, hands shaking as we pulled out the ultrasound pictures revealing the sex of our third baby that the technician had carefully sealed in…
How to NOT Prepare a Child for a New Sibling
By Stephanie Loomis Pappas of snackdinner There’s a bowl at my place on the kitchen island. There’s cereal in that bowl. That’s my cereal in that bowl. That was the last of my cereal in that bowl? Where’s my milk? My three-year old’s list of reasons to move to Australia has been growing since Mother’s Day, when…
The Upstander Movement
By Tessa Adams of Family Footnote When my boys were in elementary school, there was no word more villainous than “bully.” It was disgraceful to be seen as a bully. They were the criminals of the school. Around that time, I remember explaining to my own children that some of my CDs were stolen on…
My Daughter’s Potty Training Experience Shows She Should Be Admitted To College
By Rachel Stewart Johnson of Tank Fixed to Place Do Not Move My daughter will be applying to college next year, so we have started to wonder how we can get her noticed. There are kids who have designed aircraft to transport trained lemurs to support relief missions in war zones. There are kids out…
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