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Tell Me Tuesday: Temper Tantrums

"But I don't want to!", "No no no no no!", or maybe a "I don't have to listen to you!". Sound familiar? Today we want to hear from you - how do you handle a temper tantrum?
The One Upper (When Birth Stories Are Being Shared)

We’ve all been there. Standing in formation at the park or outside the gates to pick up our children and a mom with a new baby appears. General, sometimes feigned interest ensues with the usual questions: how old…
Would You Disown Your Child For Being Gay?

There are many stories out there about parents and how they handled the news that their child was gay. This is my story. Twelve years ago, I met my significant other, Danny, and fell in love. Now, I was fifty years ol…
The Post Holiday Blues (They're Heeeeerrreee...)

Ecccchhh!!!! It’s here. It was looming in the corner on the 26th like some creepy stalker, watching me eat the last of the cheese platter and a slice of ham with my fingers when no one was looking. It watched me o…
Do Parents Ultimately Shape Society?

This morning, I read a letter to the editor on the Pomeroy Daily Sentinel that really got me thinking: Are the moms and dads in a community the true influences on the way a society functions - and are we personally to…
Ten Things That SUCK About Getting Older. (Seriously. WTF.)

Hair. On my face. When did the cute little blonde hairs that used to glisten on my face in the light turn into FUR? It was just summer of ’09 and you would only notice it if I was perspiring a little. But now, ev…
Tell Me Tuesday: The End of Mommy and Daddy

It's almost inevitable that our children will grow up and go from calling us "Mommy" or "Daddy" to "Mom" and "Dad". But when? Just like everything, it varies from child to child. There's also no right or wrong answer to…
If Only Every Kid Enjoyed Errands This Much...

Kids these days... rapping about running errands with their mom? No, really, they are. The Cartoon Network show, The Incredible Crew, put together this rap and video "Running Errands with My Mom". My kids have never b…
The Truth About Teen Sexting {An Infographic}
SnapChat App - Instant Photo Sharing Or Instant Embarrassment?

SnapChat combines texting and photo taking to give users the ability to instantly send a picture to anyone on their contact list. The selling point? SnapChat claims that it will erase your photo from cyberspace after 10…