5 THINGS EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
One of the most stressful things for many parents is navigating the education system. For divorced parents, the debate over where kids...
IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN THEY'RE YOURS, AND OTHER USELESS WISDOM FOR NEW PARENTS
If you've spent much time on this blog, you know that I resisted children with every fiber of my being. On one hand, I spent ten years...
IN DEFENSE OF FATHERHOOD
I am uncomfortable with confusion. So, naturally, my immediate reaction to fatherhood was to read everything, and I do mean everything, I...
GOAL SETTING IN 2017
This is not the year of resolutions. For me, resolutions often stem from a place of negativity, from the mentality that something is...
BLOGMAS #5: BEST CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE EVER
Christmas is the time of memories. How in the name of all things holiday am I supposed to pick the absolute best experience ever? And...
BLOGMAS #3: FIRST CHRISTMAS MEMORY
While I have fuzzy memories or earlier Christmas, I'm going to focus on one of the most vivid and hilarious Christmas memories of my...
7 THINGS I LEARNED FROM DIVORCE
1. Trust your gut. This is not about regret or hindsight; it's about understanding that sometimes fear and doubt are well-founded. When I...
A LETTER TO MY FOREVER DATE WHEN BREASTFEEDING DIDN'T WORK OUT
Dear You, My most cherished memory is not the moment we met our son together in that hospital room, or debating names every waking minute...
RUDOLPH SUCKS, AND OTHER HOLIDAY TALES
I'm returning from a self-imposed hiatus just in time for the holiday season. My graduate work is (mostly) complete, the election is...
5 WAYS TO SURVIVE THE WITCHING HOUR
A few days ago I posted about the absolute horror that is the witching hour with little commentary and even less hope, but I'm not one to...