I turn 40 today. Yes, 40. I’ve been thinking about my landmark birthday since last fall when I commented on it in my parent milestone article. I’ve been reminiscing about my life over the last ten years, especially when...
I have a daughter and a son.
Right now the bond between them is magical and I don’t want it to ever change.
Seems pretty reasonable to me.
My daughter came first. We didn’t know until she arrived if she was a...
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If your medicine cabinet is anything like mine, it is stocked at all times with several bottles of children's over-the-counter (OTC) fever reducers and all of the extra dosing syringes and cups that...
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Getting children to take their medicine is not always easy, and tracking what they took and when you gave it to them makes it even trickier. OnCure ™, a new app created by a...
New year, new me. Get fit. Get healthy. It seems like every January we are bombarded with messaging that focuses on change. While I am not immune to it, the messaging and marketing sounds the same: Lose weight, feel...
A new Barry's Boot Camp just opened up near me and I've seen a few friends posting Instagram pics of their awesome workouts. I couldn't help but feel a tinge of jealousy and maybe a little sadness too. It's...
The first time I had tuna tartare, I was on a job recruiting trip for a big tech employer, during one of the Silicon Valley “highs.” The first time my son tried it, he was 14 months old, on...
I used to listen to Howard Stern on my drive to work before he moved to satellite radio. (I've already dated myself, haven't I?) On his show, he would often talk about how women "hit the wall" when they turn...
I take my role as homemaker seriously. I follow a cleaning system, keep notes on how I’m speaking my husband’s love language (really, I do), and I pour my heart into being a mom. I personally believe that our...
A typical nuclear family comprises the main breadwinner and the caretaker who’s in charge of the children and the household. Both must perform equally for the greater good of the family. Raising children has almost always required that construct.
Conventionally,...