Our traditional public schools are facing a growing crisis in this rapidly evolving landscape of schools and "school choice." Public schools are competing with private schools (Florida now offers private school vouchers, regardless of income) and a dizzying number...
I was recently having a conversation with a close friend who told me about her 13-year-old daughter’s new friend who is "so kind and generous." "Every time they go out she buys her things. She just got her a...
Taylor Swift isn’t just for young girls anymore, and moms are pissed about it.
Uh-oh. I said a naughty word... please don’t come for me. You’re only allowed to go after Taylor for that kind of inappropriate language. No one...
It reads like a poor attempt at an April Fools' prank: "Middle Schools have struggling enrollment, so let’s start closing elementary schools." The shock of so many community members as they wake up to the reality that neighborhood schools...
If you're anything like me, I hate commercials. I don't watch much TV to begin with and ads are part of the reason why. The volume soars when the show stops, and I end up muting it or just...
The entire internet is buzzing about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl. Some of them are #TeamTaylor and can't get enough, and some are in a tizzy about her being the talk of, well, everything. Full disclosure: I'm a...
Memo to class act Justin. Let me tell you what I told my 4-year-old last week: "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all."
For those not following the Justin Timberlake/Britney Spears drama, no, this...
Parents are supposed to protect their kids and make them feel safe. Why else would we spend our precious time covering up outlet plugs, securing dressers to the wall, and ensuring that every nook, cranny, and sharp corner is...
For those of you who may not have been following, Kyte Baby (purveyor of fancy bamboo sleepers) has been under fire this week. Kyte Baby employee Marissa was hoping to work remotely while her premature newborn, whom she'd recently...
When did ticket bots become a thing, why are they here, why can't we stop them, and WHY DO THEY HAVE TO RUIN IT FOR ALL OF US?! If people can invent smartphones, blue-tooth devices, robot vacuums, and drones...
The news of Matthew Perry’s passing hit a lot of us hard on Saturday night. At first, my husband and I only saw it on TMZ so we were hoping it was fake news. But as more news stations...
Get in, loser. We're going shopping! Prime Day is here, and Amazon is saying it's celebrating Prime members with more deals than any Prime Day before, so let's do it! (Also you're really not a loser and I hope...