Relationships

The Problem Our teachers and school staff are faced with the impossible; educating students during a pandemic. More than ever, we need to show appreciation for educators and let them know we support them. And because parents aren't allowed on...

I’ve been trying to assess all the changes I’m experiencing, both mentally and physically, into one all-encompassing phrase, and this is what I’ve come to: middle age is wild. At 46, I feel empowered and strong, yet uneasy about platitudes...

Between eye-rolls and exasperated sighs of “Moooooooom,” it’s easy to assume our kids don’t want us around. We might believe they prefer their friends or endless scrolling on TikTok and Instagram over spending time with family. But the reality...

About a year ago, I came across this article in the New York Times about a woman who asked a blind date 36 questions that supposedly would lead them to fall in love.  She was recreating a psychologist’s experiment...

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Last week, I was feeling low. My phone was broken and my best friend, Corinna, doesn’t have social media, so reaching out to her was impossible. But something really mysterious and wonderful happened.  My husband returned from work with an...

It had been a minute since my husband and I had a “real” date night—you know, the kind where you scramble to find a sitter, get dressed up, and eat fancy food. He’d been traveling a bunch for work...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month (October), but let’s make it our mission year-round to end the one important thing that, paradoxically, is both a dire consequence of domestic violence and a factor contributing to its perpetuation: Shame. Sadly, victims of...

It's the season of L-O-V-E! After all that we've been through, we deserve to celebrate all the occasions, including Valentine's! For us parents, we don't need to be bound by celebrating just romantic relations for Valentine's Day, we can...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLmdr6ibZ1U Three years ago, Carew Papritz had the idea to begin National Thank You Letter Day; a day that not only teaches kids about the importance of gratitude, kindness, manners, and civility, but also serves as an opportunity to teach...