The first year I was eligible to vote was 1996. It was the year Bill Clinton defeated Bob Dole (and Ross Perot) in a pretty decisive victory. I'd love to tell you that I remember being a first-time voter...
Most children learn to identify themselves by what they have been noticed for early on in their lives by the important people around them. Believe it or not, what we say to our young people can impact them for...
School is supposed to be a safe place for our kids. But if you're a child with a disability, it can be anything but. And one Jacksonville mom learned that lesson the hard way. Marina Falk claimed that her...
As if 2020 and 2021 weren't hard enough on us already, 2022 had to strike early and brutally. In less than two weeks, we've lost America's Grandma and America's Dad. Betty White, the beloved Golden Girl, and Bob Saget,...
So many things about the devastating news out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School upset me: a mass shooting in a school, the senseless loss of lives, parents dealing with the unthinkable. As a mother of two teens, I...
Nine months ago, the idea that Jacksonville would need to impose a city-wide mask mandate would seem ridiculous. If you told me back then that a mask mandate would be required, I doubt I would have believed it. The...
No one is more interested in this year’s Super Bowl than Donna Kelce, the first mom in history to have two sons playing against one another in a Super Bowl game. So, who will she root for on Feb....
I am a self-professed nerd in many respects, and there are a few things in particular I've been passionate about my entire life: history, politics, music. So it's really no surprise that when the #Hamilfilm premiered on Disney+, the...
Raise your hand if you've ever seen a post like this. Usually, it's something that goes viral from a mom's own Facebook account. A woman recounted her supposedly terrifying experience while shopping somewhere with her child that we all...
Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor, civil rights activist, diplomat, and director, has died at the age of 94, a heartbreaking loss for people across the world. Poitier's story begins with his Bahamian parents, visiting Miami when his mother went into...
For the past few weeks, I have been surrounded by stories of people I know testing positive for COVID-19. It seems I have gotten notifications from every restaurant, gym, and business I have ever frequented about a positive case...
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...

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