Christie Pettus
Middle School: Everything I Thought I Knew Was (Mostly) Wrong
I remember the day vividly.
As I drove through my new neighborhood right smack in the middle of suburbia with my toddler and infant in...
Finding My Tribe: The Value of Female Friendships
I admit to spending most of my life not understanding the true value of female friendships. It's not that I didn't have friends, some...
The End of an Elementary School Era
It was a particularly lazy Saturday morning, and I'd wandered into my 10-year-old son's bedroom settling in next to him while he played on...
My Street Smarts Guide to Growing Up Girl
In recent months, a group of blogs have popped up with lists outlining the things parents want to tell their children - What 10...
Oh Calamity, It’s Trivia Night
An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; A disaster.
It just so happens that one of my son's 5th grade vocabulary words...
My Binge Watching Basics
We watched the episodes pile up on our DVR. At first, it was only one or two, but as it hit five, six, and...
Fictional Mommy Wars
This is war, Celeste...War, I tell you.
Yes, this is just a book, but be honest. Haven't you been involved in, or at least been...
Parents Behaving Badly
Lice. Feminist. Mummy Wars. Erotic Book Club.
All were suggested as potential triggers related to what appears to have been a murder. Who was murdered?...
An Only Child Living in a Sibling World
I'm going to share a few insights into the mind of us only children. We often assume everything is about us, we don't typically...
Learning to Live a New Normal
Leaving the Weaver Tower of Wolfson's Children's Hospital, my son, Ethan, declared, "that's a pretty cool place." All he could see was the Tim...
My Electronics Breaking Point
For much of my parenting career, I've taken a lax approach on the time limits imposed on my kids regarding the use of electronics devices....