Planning for a Fun and Safe Halloween Night with Kids
Planning a fun and safe Halloween can keep the evening stress-free. Safety is a priority on Halloween, but you want your kids to have a good time!
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Category: Parenting
This is the Worst Part of Parenting
If I could exempt myself from this part of parenting, I would do so every time.
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Being a Nana Keeps the Memory of my Mom Alive
Being a nana is one of the best jobs ever, but the best part is that in the experience of being a grandmother, I am keeping my moms memory alive.
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Don’t Be the Asshole That Turns Away Teenagers on Halloween
If kids want to trick-or-treat up until they are college graduates, let it happen. I’d much rather a child be wolfing down packets of m&ms than chugging cans of cheap beer.
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When it Comes to Labor Your Cervix Isn’t a Magic 8 Ball
Week after week, I let an OB stick their hands up my already sore vagina only to tell me that I was still very pregnant. Cervix checks mean nothing.
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Stay Engaged with Your Teenagers
Teenagers need their parents more now than at any other age since toddlerhood. Stay engaged with your teeangers even if you’re exhausted.
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When Girls Bully Girls: Battling Hidden Bullying
When girls bully girls there may not be any physical marks like bruises or scrapes, but the damage is longlasting if not caught and stopped.
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Advocating for Yourself is the Most Important Part of Pregnancy
Some things are just pregnancy. I’ve dealt with my share of aches and pains, chalking it up to pregnancy and sucking it up. At some point though, it would be nice if doctors took women’s pain more seriously.
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Don’t Expect Your Kids to Have all the Answers at 18
I don’t have all the answers as I approach 50. Why should I expect my kids to have all the answers at 18? I don’t know is a great answer.
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How to Really Screw Up in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
You didn’t sacrifice your body for 8 long months to screw it up in the final weeks. Hold it together.
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Circumcision is Still Heavily Debated, but is it Necessary?
Circumcision is either preventative health care or genital mutilation: there seems to be no in-between, and there are passionate people on both sides of the argument.
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Motherhood is a Balancing Act
Motherhood is a balancing act. Most moms put more pressure on themselves than anyone else does, but we’re all just doing our best.
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