The Mommy Wars are Over.
It’s really trendy right now to talk about the “Mommy Wars” and how they’re everything that’s wrong with the world–specifically the parenting world. It’s basically Mean Girls: The Mom Version. Or at...
View ArticleDear Mom on the iPhone: You’re Doing Fine.
Dear Mom on the iPhone, I see you at the park with your kids, phone in hand. Your cherubs are running around playing and calling out “Mommy, watch me!” They go down the slide squealing in delight...
View ArticleHymen Hysteria–Get Out of My Daughter’s Vagina
I’ve seen t-shirts that showcase an intimidating list of Ten Rules for Dating My Daughter: Get a job. Understand I don’t like you. I’m everywhere. You hurt her, I hurt you. Be home 30 minutes early....
View ArticleSo You Think I’m a Bad Mom for Not Playing with my Kids at the Pool
I heard you as you headed back to your blanket with your young daughter. Of course I did. You made sure to say it loud enough for me to hear. Because you were talking about me. “It’s a shame that some...
View Article19 Reasons I Love Parenting Teens
People are always fawning over babies. Oh, what a sweet, snuggly, little angel and I can’t wait for one of my friends to have a baby … I need my baby fix! But not me. I mean, don’t get me wrong, babies...
View ArticleTelling Someone to “Enjoy Every Moment” Makes Them Want to Punch You in the Junk
Scene: A child is having a meltdown in a public place; there’s a full-on tantrum with crying, flailing, kicking, screaming, and / or yelling. An exasperated mother handles the situation in whatever way...
View ArticleStop Saying “Boys will be Boys”
Austin is a sixteen-year-old high school student and proud member of the soccer team at Highlands High School. His enthusiasm for being part of the team was evidenced by the fact that he wore his...
View ArticleTrick or Treat, Smell My Feet … and, Hey, Can We Talk About Jehovah?
Halloween. I have a love / hate relationship with it. I love it when we’re talking about little kids dressed up in cute costumes. Tiny dinosaurs, pirates, and adorable, sparkly witches that shuffle to...
View ArticleWhy I Love It When My Kids Are Disrespectful
Sometimes kids get an attitude and talk back. Shocking, I know. Occasionally our children are a little too big for their britches and like to correct every minor detail and get very persnickety about...
View ArticleFive Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Drugs
Parenting is hard. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on things, your kids change ages and stages and you’re right back where you were at the beginning: overwhelmed, underprepared, trying to...
View ArticleExcuse Me, Teacher, We Need to Talk
The day before Winter Break, the Girl had a particularly upsetting encounter with her Social Studies teacher. I wrote about it on my Facebook page. Hubbinator and I had a 45-minute phone conversation...
View ArticleTo the Girls Who Thought Spelling ‘NI**ER’ Was Funny
Although I haven’t met you, after reading about your t-shirt stunt, there are a few things about you I know: You have racist parents You live comfortable lives full of privilege You are young and...
View ArticleMy Kid Would Never Fall Into a Gorilla Pit Because I’m an Attentive Parent …...
This weekend there was a tragic event at the Cincinnati Zoo when a four-year-old boy fell into the gorilla exhibit. The zoo’s Dangerous Animal Response Team made the difficult decision to shoot and...
View ArticleHey, Perfect McPerfects: STOP Parent Shaming
I cannot for one more minute hold my tongue. I cannot read one more comment from some perfect person sitting on their perfect chair at their perfect keyboard commenting from their perfect life...
View ArticleThe Last First Day: A Letter to My Firstborn as He Starts His Senior Year
My Dearest Boy, Senior year. Wow. I can hardly believe it’s here already. Or maybe it feels like it took forever. Or maybe both. It’s an exciting time full of promise for the future. The culmination...
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