By Nadene van der Linden of Unshakeable Calm “Every day I choose to be happy,” “Never give up on your dreams and don’t let anyone rain on your parade” and “The love you need is within” is stuff that abounds in popular self-help books and social media sentiment. They are […]
Sex and Relationships
Poll Shows Men Spend 7 Hours Per Year in the Bathroom and That Seems a Bit Low, TBH
A poll of 1,000 British men commissioned by Pebble Grey, a bathroom company out of the UK, found that men spend a total of 7 hours per year in the loo, a third of whom admit to slinking in there to escape their families and get some peace and quiet. […]
Domestic Violence and the Urban Myth
By Theresa McArleton I intently watched coverage of the allegations made against Ohio State University Assistant Football Coach Zach Smith, and the subsequent disciplinary action for the much beloved and often loathed head coach Urban Meyer. Of the quotes that stood out the most to me were those made by Meyer, […]
Hi, I’m the Weird Mom. The Mom With Social No-Thanks-Ism
Hey, hi there. I’m the mom in your neighborhood or in the PTA who doesn’t ever come over to talk to you because I have social no-thanks-ism. What’s social no-thanks-ism, you ask? So glad you’re wondering. It’s a combination of generalized anxiety and introversion and full-time-working-motherhood, and it’s the reason […]
Weirdest First Date Ever? Woman Saves Man After His Heart Stops
Talk about matters of the heart. California woman, Andi Traynor, had a rather unusual first date with 56-year-old Max Montgomery. They were doing what Californians do best: surfing. That’s when things got weird. Max reportedly felt a burning sensation in his chest, got out of the water, and fell over. He didn’t have […]
Kindergarten Readiness for Adults
By Kaylen Wade of Ginger Fox Stylings Well, it’s happened. My daughter’s going into kindergarten. But to be honest, I’m having a hard time believing it. How can she be ready for kindergarten? For that matter, how is it even possible that I have a kindergartener? The preschool sent us […]
How Not to Talk to Your Child About Sex: A Cautionary Tale
By Sandra Samoska of Outnumbered: Who’s Teaching Who Anyway? I’d like to share three things I learned about myself last night. 1. Procrastination is bad. Very, very bad. 2. I’m a phenomenal actress. 3. I’m too old to drink multiple margaritas on a school night. So there I am, lovingly […]
10 Signs We’re on a Moms’ Night Out
By Shannon Day of Martinis and Motherhood We moms love a nice get-together with our girlfriends. In fact, our sanity depends on it. By the time we peel the last kid from our leg and make it out the door, we’re exhausted and the night hasn’t even begun. But this […]