Last year, my sister posted to Facebook the above picture of our families’ combined Christmas presents under her tree (and all over the family room)…
A Mother’s Prayer
As they trek through their ruined city, she thinks, We are all homeless now. There is no life left here. She prays that someone will take them in.
4 Tips for Helping a Child with ADHD
If you’re the parent of a child with ADHD, you’re not alone. In fact, an estimated five percent of children have received this diagnosis,…
30 Worrisome Things with Which to Concern Yourself that Are Not a Starbucks Coffee Cup
I know, America, I’m just as upset over the ambiguously festive Starbucks cups as you are. What were they thinking? Not a Christmas tree…
My Adult Acne, the Scarring that Ensued, and How I Finally WON
During middle school, I was cursed with the typical, not-really-that-impressive variety of acne, the kind so many of us endured and most of which…
Her Husband Can’t Get Enough of Her…Cookies
Husband: Hey hon, you wanna bake some cookies with me now that the kids are asleep? Wife: Didn’t we just bake cookies two nights ago?…
Interpreting Emoticons: A Simple, Helpful Guide
Emoticons. Vague, imprecise facsimiles of human emotion. They often seem to be saying something positive while simultaneously harboring an undercurrent of malice. They don’t even have eyebrows. How…
Everything I Never Wanted to Know About Vaginas – guest post by Papa Does Preach
I’m just going to come out and say it; I’m glad I’m not a woman. From what I see, being a woman kind of…
I’ll Tell You I Love You
My grandmother was short, chubby and meek. She had a squeaky voice like the little grandma in Tweety Bird cartoons and her favorite things…
Millennials Don’t Have a Monopoly on Cool
In a recent article on Elite Daily, the case was made for the coolness of young, hip millennial mothers. As I scrolled through the adorable…