By Megan Stonelake of Empathic Parenting My sweet boy, I lied to you last week. When we were driving in the car, and there was nothing but the road and our thoughts to keep us company, you asked me some hard questions. I could tell your brain was grappling with […]
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Minecraft Is Educational (and Other Ways I Justify Excessive Screen Time)
Summer! Time to get out of the house and ride bikes and take nature walks and make bucket lists and catch worms and have lemonade stands. …Or watch a hell of a lot of TV and iPad. Do you fall into one of these two categories? What’s your “policy” on […]
Dad Feeds Kid Pop-Tart That’s Not Pink Enough, Lives to Tell About It
By Kari of My Questionable Life It was a typical Wednesday. Charlie’s wife Sara was volunteering in the library at their son’s elementary school, which meant Charlie would have the pleasure of spending the morning with his precious and always reasonable 3-year-old daughter, Pearl. Charlie had plans to feed his […]
6 Reasons My Son Doesn’t Want Me to Be His Mom Anymore
By Amanda Elder of Stay-at-Home Panda My first born is now four, and within the past year, he has made my skin grow so thick. I used to be a sensitive little B, but now I know the truth: People’s words and judgements aren’t a true reflection of me, but […]
Mother Reads Actual Book at Park, Onlookers Suspect Financial Trouble
By Rhiannon Giles of rhiyaya.com Durham, NC – Seemingly oblivious to the stares and hushed comments, local mother Ruby Grace was recently seen reading at the park while her children, Arlo and Eliza, played quietly nearby. The 35-year-old mother of two was the subject of much speculation as she sat with […]
I Am the Mother I Am Because of the Mother I Had
By Vedavati M. of The Cultural Misfit My mom was never the “typical” mother. The one thing that stands out from my childhood is that she was never there for me. Dad ferried me to school and back till I got my own bicycle. He would always be at the parent-teacher […]
Stop Asking New Parents This Question Before We All Go Insane
By Kristina Johnson of That Mommy Lady Have you ever noticed that we tend to ask each other the same questions over and over again? When you’re a kid, it’s “How’s school?” When you’re an adult, it’s “How’s work?” When you’re a new parent, it’s “How’s the baby sleeping?” Yeeeeah. If […]
Study Links Clinical Depression to General Awareness
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama A new study has found that people who live in a semi or fully conscious state are significantly more likely to develop chronic depression. [adsanity id=”35664″ align=”aligncenter”/] “This 3-year study found subjects who ‘watched the news,’ had ‘conversations with other human beings,’ and were […]