It’s just good etiquette.
Be Nice, so I Don’t Have to Make You
I think that sometimes as parents we take too much credit when our children are nice but can also be quick to make excuses for them when they aren’t.
I think that sometimes as parents we take too much credit when our children are nice but can also be quick to make excuses for them when they aren’t.
My Abortion Story
It was a traumatic experience that looking back on embarrasses me for the degree to which I failed to acknowledge how infinitely more traumatic it must have been for her.
It was a traumatic experience that looking back on embarrasses me for the degree to which I failed to acknowledge how infinitely more traumatic it must have been for her.
25 Questions, Mommy Edition
What makes mommy happy?
What makes mommy happy?
Jerry Vs. Jerry
I don’t ask anything more of the mice in my house than I do the kids. Pretend to fear and respect me and let me pretend to be in charge.
I don’t ask anything more of the mice in my house than I do the kids. Pretend to fear and respect me and let me pretend to be in charge.
Disney in 2022
There is a lot more that can be made of an Orlando vacation than just the parks.
There is a lot more that can be made of an Orlando vacation than just the parks.
RIP Chester
Those jumping days are over now.
Those jumping days are over now.
A Parent’s Very First Job
Its not only a never ending job, but one that starts before we even take them home.
Its not only a never ending job, but one that starts before we even take them home.
An Awkward Moment at the Playground
For all the progress that has been made towards recognizing fathers as just as nurturing and capable as mothers there is still little doubt in my mind that there would have been a different reaction to seeing two strange women brushing off wood chips and soothing a stranger’s crying child than two middle aged men.
For all the progress that has been made towards recognizing fathers as just as nurturing and capable as mothers there is still little doubt in my mind that there would have been a different reaction to seeing two strange women brushing off wood chips and soothing a stranger’s crying child than two middle aged men.
One and Done at the Movies?
Maybe it’s just a grumpy old man talking but for all the overwhelming number of viewing options that are now available, a lot of it really doesn’t seem as good as it used to be.
Maybe it’s just a grumpy old man talking but for all the overwhelming number of viewing options that are now available, a lot of it really doesn’t seem as good as it used to be.
Ready for Spring
No matter what age a person lives to or whatever else they may accomplish in life, a person will never again know the unabashed joy they felt as a toddler chasing bubbles.
No matter what age a person lives to or whatever else they may accomplish in life, a person will never again know the unabashed joy they felt as a toddler chasing bubbles.
Kids Before Politics, Please
Any reasonable person would agree that our children’s mental health has faced some pretty severe challenges over the past few years.
Any reasonable person would agree that our children’s mental health has faced some pretty severe challenges over the past few years.
A Different Sleepover
The pandemic allowed me to keep my daughter close and her circle small for longer than it probably would have stayed otherwise.
The pandemic allowed me to keep my daughter close and her circle small for longer than it probably would have stayed otherwise.
Thoughts of My Gram
It’s strange sometimes the things that can remind you of someone, a person that may not have crossed your mind for a long time or had a reason to think about.
It’s strange sometimes the things that can remind you of someone, a person that may not have crossed your mind for a long time or had a reason to think about.
Losing My Feminist Card
The truth is that I probably am not quite as good a feminist as I’d like to imagine myself.
The truth is that I probably am not quite as good a feminist as I’d like to imagine myself.
Who to Cheer For?
The latest season of the NFL is over, Super Bowl 56 is upon us.
The latest season of the NFL is over, Super Bowl 56 is upon us.