

The Only Girl
"I'm the only girl in my Parkour class." Vivian reported. She wasn't upset, she was just stating a fact. I think Parkour is French for...


#ClubMom
I know we've all felt, as parents and as people, both sides of the War vs. Peace styles of human interaction. And I'm eternally grat


Safety Isn't First for the Second Kid
The second baby never quite gets the same attention the first one got. My second born is 4 years old now but I've noticed lately exactly...


Let them be bored
I saw a kid carrying a pillow into the movie theater the other day and it reminded me of when my parents took me along when they saw Out...


Kindergarten Graduation Isn’t a Thing
With the passing of another school year my social media feed has once again been cluttered with the most annoying, and, I argue, harmful,...


Last Day of School
On her first day of kindergarten she held my hand tight, scared of what waited for her in that new classroom, at this new school, after...


Baby Steps
My kids are not perfect, they spend their days trying to come up with various ways to break my brain, and they are successful in those effor