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I've never shared this publicly, but I have a super power. I can enter any museum, zoo or aquarium in the world with my family and go through it in 30 minutes. The trick is to tell my family, [...]

Traditions are great...but sometimes they can create unforeseen expectations among siblings. For example, I've made it a habit to build certain "milestone" celebrations into my parenting with my [...]

When my kids were little, my parents would occasionally host a “grandkids sleepover night” so my husband and I could enjoy the freedom of a date night that actually extended THROUGH the night and [...]

If people winked in real life as much as they do in text messages, the world would be a creepy place. I'm pretty sure we generally do this to keep things light in a rather heavy world. Other [...]

My 5-year-old daughter paced past me and proclaimed, "I need a drink." I nodded and replied under my breath (so only I could appreciate the punchline), "Been one of those days, hmm?" My wife and [...]

  My wife and I waited seven years to be in a better spot personally and financially before having kids. Since that plan worked out, we prepared for a new plan: it was time to become the [...]

Growing up in Chicago with a large extended Italian family meant four things during the holidays: We never went to the Olive Garden - those commercials lie. We'd gather together and eat lots of [...]

This article will self-destruct in 10 seconds. Well, not really - but ever notice how our kids can relationally "self-destruct" is less than 10 seconds based on how we handle social media with [...]

It wasn’t my finest moment in parenting. My actions embarrassed my son and made him cry on his bike, right there in the middle of the street. All things considered, I thought he needed me to prod [...]

Where is the awe in the middle of the night when my kids crawl into my bed and wake me up? At that moment, I'm thinking "Awe-NAH. I'm tired!" Almost every night I say to my son, "Elijah, go back [...]