Compliment my kid and I just don't know what to do. I've worked a long time to figure out how to accept compliments on my own behalf, but even with best friends and supportive strangers, there is [...]
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 [...]
I didn’t own a car until I was 24 years old. When I finally got one, I thought I was pretty cool because it was a used ’87 Pulsar sports car with T-tops. (I think I paid $3,000 for it.) Then I [...]
One day we wake up and realize we’re not children anymore. Another day, we wake up and realize our children aren't children anymore. (Ouch! Yeah, this is going to be one of those posts. Sorry - [...]
I'm writing a letter to all those montage commercials where the kid grows up in thirty seconds and the parent is a blubbering mess at the end. This is what my letter would say: "Psst, stop it." [...]
Here's an apparent hobby of mine: Buying spinach, and then throwing most of it out a week later when it gets all slimy. (Don't even get me started on bananas.) Parenting feels that way sometimes. [...]
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 [...]
I've been to plenty of wedding receptions in my life. I'm guessing you have, too. How many cheese cubes and veggie plates in total do you think you've eaten over the years while waiting for the [...]
You're familiar with the following stereotype, right? Parent: "Anything happen at school today?" Teenager: (Grunts something incoherent while texting friends on an overpriced smartphone) Parent: [...]
You likely know this... Kids need more than a nice house, new clothes, the latest iThing and grub on the table. We sometimes believe that providing all of this for them is what matters most, but [...]