My second time enduring middle school, this time as a parent, I thought I was prepared. What I wasn’t prepared for was the time machine that transported me back to 1985 to feel the exact same emotions and insecurities...
My oldest is going away for five weeks this summer. On her own. In a city. In a BIG city. Without us. Sure she'll be supervised and in groups and has to check in and out. But.
Even when I...
When we moved to Jacksonville, our boys were 2.5 and 5 years old and had never previously shared a room. We gave them their own spaces initially, but after struggling to find space for our home office in the...
We have all been there. We make the questionable choice to bring our children to a public place because if we have to wash another dish it may end poorly for the entire family. The meal can't come fast...
As a mom to two littles ages 1 and 3, summer means a lot of fun in the sun and cooling off indoors. We love to stay busy which means sometimes you need to get a little creative to...
The worst question in the world.
"Mom, can I play on your phone?"
It starts innocuously enough. You say yes while waiting at the doctor's office forever. While sitting at a sibling's soccer game. While waiting in line at the pharmacy....
The year was 2000. Pizza Hut had a salad bar and a pinball machine. School was out for summer and I brought in my BookIt card to Pizza Hut for a free personal pan pizza — and that is...
Growing up, I always wanted to be a teacher. I was the little girl who would set up her stuffed animals — or any neighborhood kids who would play along — and teach them in my pretend classroom. Of...
Parents of babies and young kids, prepare yourself now. Youth rec sports is not what it used to be. Perhaps it is because we live in the second fastest-growing city in the country, but what we’ve experienced since my...
"Alright, here I go," said my 14-year-old with an eye roll as she got out of the car at morning drop off the Monday after Taylor Swift's Tampa concerts and corresponding build-up mania at school.
"Be nice! You'd be excited...
Where the hell is the manual, “How to Raise Children”? At least a Dummies Guide would be helpful. And if you’re like me, I have one child and zero previous experience from an older sibling to guide me in...
It's a question that's been asked the world over: If your child makes a mess in a public space, who is responsible for cleaning it up — the people who get paid to work there... or the parent?
This hotly...