It was quiet. My twin 3-year-old girls were playing “Elsa” in their room and my second-grade son was sitting next to me building a new world in Minecraft. I tolerate extended Minecraft sessions because it must be educational in some way, like fostering creativity or visual perceptual skills. At the […]
The following post is a sponsored review by BookBugs. All opinions stem from my honest experiences and beliefs about the product and are in no way influenced by the compensation I received to review the product. You can trust me to tell it like it is. As an English teacher […]
I found a toddler’s sock in my purse the other day. Just one. And it’s been two years since I’ve had a toddler in my home. One second I was reaching in there to get out my anxiety medication, and the next, I was pulling out a (most certainly dirty) […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Whenever my friends describe “meltdowns” their young children have, I have to restrain myself from busting out into maniacal laughter. They really have no idea. If you’re a parent, you know what meltdowns look like. They’re not pretty. If you’re a parent of an aggressive child […]
By Joe Medler of Developing Dad The most transformative moment of therapy for me didn’t happen in a therapist’s office, or even in therapy. It happened in a walk-in closet that I’d made my writing room in the third floor walk-up in Astoria, where I lived. Truth is, I was […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Kristina Hammer of The Angrivated Mom There are some contingencies in life that are inevitable. Unavoidable and unchangeable. Especially when you’re being raised in a low-income family. There just aren’t enough opportunities available for these kids the same way as there are for middle- and […]
Nope. This isn’t about how to kick your kid’s ass at hide and seek (though I’d totally read that post). It’s about the real deal, “I have to get the eff-out-of-here-before-I-lose- even-more-of-my-shit” hiding places for mothers. Mother-tested, mother-approved, here’s a list of ten places you can escape to when you’re […]
The time is upon us. We have survived another year (pardon me if that seems presumptuous, but if you are reading this I am going to make assumptions about your vital signs.) As a reward for the hard work you have done all year in getting your child to school, […]