If someone were to produce a horror film that substituted helicopter parents for zombies, I’d be the one the sensible good guys rescue from the fray at the very last moment. You see, I was... Read more >>

Until my kids came along, I’d been sort of an “intellectual lemming” marching lockstep to a place of perceived greatness, driven by what I now recognize as sheer Narcissism.... Read more >>

The clock that sits on the dresser in my bedroom ticks loudly. Very loudly. It has become a point of contention in my family. My oldest daughter cannot tolerate its incessant ticking. When using the... Read more >>

I am the eldest of all my siblings. I do thankfully have an older big sister, but she didn’t come into my life until my early twenties so it’s a little different. So, there are three of... Read more >>

I’m divorced and I co-parent. Really co-parent. We split my son down the week. Sundays through Wednesdays with me, Wednesday nights through every other Saturday with the ex-husband. We both have... Read more >>

My story starts just as a crazy mother who has a crazy house full of teens. I have a nineteen-, fifteen-, fourteen-, and twelve-year-old. I thought the more the years go by the easier it was going to... Read more >>

I have four daughters and two sons. First born age fifteen, second age thirteen, third age twelve, fourth age ten, fifth age eight, sixth age six. Personality and drama queens are what I wake up to... Read more >>

In early June, Abby Sunderland, a sixteen-year-old attempting to set a world record as the youngest person to sail around the world solo, was believed to be lost at sea when her satellite-phone... Join this chit chat >>

My daughter is almost nine. My son is almost twelve. I still feel like I’m twenty. I swear some days I look around and wonder who in the world thought it was a good idea to bless me with... Read more >>

I recall telling at least one of my friends that “I’m not above bribery” when it comes to getting my children to behave. I recall chuckling as I said this; my oldest was three years,... Read more >>