“But… what happened over there?” It was 1994, and we had just finished watching the feel-good flick Forrest Gump. My father had to wipe...
I don't know what it is like to be an alcoholic. I don't know what it is like to fight that battle every single...
A few years ago, when we only had three kids, my husband took them out on some errand with the goal of giving me...
It never fails. My husband packs his bags for work and gets on his merry way. He arrives safely and everyone back home (my...
It’s 11 p.m. and I’m sitting in bed with my laptop and Tina Fey keeping me company. Writing for Jacksonville Mom has been such...
Our favorite Father's Day tradition actually began at Christmas. Cards for all holidays were a big deal for my husband's family, and Christmas was...
Donte Palmer is a Jacksonville father and teacher who with one post on Instagram started a movement that is making a national and global...
My husband struggles with depression, which means that our entire family does, too. Throughout my life, I have been fortunate to have basically no...
To clarify: This article isn’t about the disparate amount of responsibility that falls squarely onto a mother’s shoulders and why that’s not fair. (Though...
Parenting is hard. There have been days in which I put my head on the pillow and hope that my children will remember more...
I had a father who didn't choose me. I didn't quite make the short list of important things in his life. This story isn't...
So, I’m a newly single dad. Let’s just say my divorce hasn’t been the most amicable. We have three kids at home ages 12,...