Tag: parenting
Momlympics!
I LOVE the Olympics. Always have. My grandmother missed out on swimming the butterfly leg of the IM relay in the 1940 games that were...
Parenting Without Fear
As a mom I am not new to this whole fear thing. Fear and I go way back, and anxiety and I are old...
Awesome Parenting Advice I Learned From “Friday Night Lights”
My husband and I recently started watching "Friday Night Lights" (I know, we're late to the game, as usual), and during an episode in Season...
The Name Game: Kids Addressing Adults
When I was a child, every adult around me was automatically Mr. or Mrs. Soandso. This was with the exception of Sally and Mary...
An Innocent Question That Can Lead to a Very Hard Answer
They seem like an innocent question, "How many children do you have?" Or "Is she your first?"
After September of 2014, the answer to these...
Showing Our Children That Love is Love
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to...
Starting New Traditions: Family Movie Night
On Fridays, we stay home. It's Family Movie Night. Everyone knows that.
We have pizza from Colony, two kinds of candy (daddy's pick) and everyone cuddles...
Keeping Kids Cool in the Summer Heat
It's finally here! SUMMER!!!!! And it's hot. It's so hot. How do your kids respond to the heat? Mine complain. They get hot and...
Live your Dash – An Ode to Dads Everywhere
I gripe about my husband all the time, and I'm sure in some way you can all understand.
My husband: "Babe, where's the (fill in...
The Business of Fatherhood: How Work Prepares You For Parenting
Watching my husband become a father was the most amazing transformation I have seen him make. When we met in college, it was clear...