As my daughter graduates high school this month, I’m taking a trip down memory lane. There were many parenting decisions and moments that got us to this point: honoring her princess phase, fighting back against the kindergarten machine, getting her mental health help, and on and on. But perhaps my biggest parenting win was my [Read More]
The One about #GirlDad
Like everyone else, I was shocked to hear the news of Kobe Bryant’s death last week along with his daughter, her teammates and their parents, her coach, and the pilot. I didn’t know Kobe, but it’s tragic and sad and I am so sorry for all the families. Out of all the tributes that started [Read More]
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Fantastic Gift Ideas for Father’s Day
He burps the baby. Or drives the tween to every sports practice. He feeds the cat and he mows the grass. Given enough notice, he’ll attend those mid-day school assemblies or sell Girl Scout cookies at his workplace. He is Papa, Pa, Dada, Daddy, Father, Daddio, Dad and it is time we celebrate him. What [Read More]
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Five Life Lessons I Learned From My Dad
I stumbled upon the cartoon below and knew it was perfect for my Father’s Day post: Indeed, if there was *one thing* my father always said while I was growing up, it was “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” Actually, this wasn’t the only thing he said. There were many other nuggets of [Read More]
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The Boy Scouts and the Freshman Fifteen
Will’s in his fourth year of Scouts and–even if I haven’t gotten around to sewing on all the patches–we do enjoy it. I see him learning a lot from his participation in this group and making some very good friends. At the last meeting, the dads were asked to share about their school years. My [Read More]
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Experienced Bad Mom’s Top 3 Christmas Moments
I’m still recovering from having my parents and my big sister visit over Christmas. And I mean recovering in the nicest way possible! It was fun and crazy having 7 people in the house. There weren’t many bad mom moments, but there were some lovely, zany Christmas memories. Here are the Top 3: 1. My [Read More]
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How to Take the Perfect Family Portrait
He always commented on them when he noticed them in other people’s house. Once, I caught him gazing longingly at one. Yes, for years my husband has had family portrait cravings, an incessant desire for those pictures where the whole family dresses alike while they’re relaxing on a sand dune or whatnot. So I finally [Read More]
