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In the beginning, we all did some pretty wild things preparing for our kids to be born. We washed and folded teeny-tiny little clothes. We read online reviews to find the best crib within our [...]

There's a family in my neighborhood that constantly plays together in the street. It's a beautiful thing. I honestly have no idea how they pull it off in their schedules. If I was completely [...]

You made it! Summer is FINALLY upon us. Welcome to the smell of driveway campfires and fresh cut lawn. Before you know it, you may even be hearing ice cream trucks playing that one song over and [...]

Back, back, back in the day, families generally lived near their extended relatives. In some countries where land and heritage are priorities, this is still the case. But because we in the U.S. [...]

  It's what we don't see coming that scares us the most. Because suddenly, everything can change. This is the fear that we all stuff down... even when it rears its head. At any given moment, the [...]

All the hot dogs, burgers and shakes you can consume. That sounds like the ultimate job perk to the average teenager, doesn't it? My son certainly thought so. He doesn't anymore. But before we [...]

  I recently found out that my daughter's dentist has a child of her own who's had multiple cavities. I actually did a little dance in my head when I heard that. (I really had some sweet [...]

  "I'm bored." No, not me. My kid. That's what he told me. He's bored. Keep in mind that his room is filled with a decent supply of toys. He's also stocked with an amazing collection of [...]

Remember growing up when we all took Flintstone vitamins? (Maybe you didn't. You really missed out. They were yabba-dabba-delicious.) Apparently many of us did take these gloriously colorful, [...]

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 [...]