So, you want to take your little one to church. God Bless ya! This is a challenging task and one that many people avoid. Church is “quiet and peaceful,” two words that don’t go with “toddler!” My little guy...
Planning an outing to an art museum with our kids can be nerve wrecking. The thought of having to be financially responsible for an expensive painting damaged by our children usually strikes out the art museum as an option...
This time, last year, I was preparing to return to work from maternity leave. My plan had been to return to work after three months, August 12, 2015, to be exact. I had a few leads from an earlier...
All kids are loud, but some of them are really loud — actually, too loud. I have one of those kids, and I have another one who falls under the normal-loud volume level. I also come from an above-average-volumed...
My daughter has been a softball player for the past four seasons, and my son has been a baseball player for two seasons. My little family fell into the typical sports stereotype according to gender. This year another parent...
Years ago, I knew something was wrong with my heart. My doctor continually told me I was fine. After two years she finally tested me, and months later I had surgery! I knew something was off, but I let...
About five years ago, I took a set of boudoir photos, courtesy of a really good deal on Groupon. It was the "in" thing to do at the time, and my reasoning for it was that I would never...
Scrolling through Facebook the other day, a “trending” news item in the upper right corner of my screen caught my eye. Apparently, a photo of Victoria Beckham giving her 5-year-old daughter a kiss while swimming on vacation had sparked...
I'm going to give the U.S. Postal Service the benefit of the doubt that my frustrating experience applying for my kids' passports here in San Francisco was not the norm. In case it is, though, I'm passing along to...
With the new Ghostbusters movie opening, what better time to talk about sleep terrors (ST)! While some people are terrified by green slime, ST are the stuff of nightmares for many parents. But the good news is, I’m here...
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