March 25, 2023 How to research the perfect road trip side quest I love family road trips. They feel like such a fun childhood rite of passage. When Z was younger, we used to drive up…
March 8, 2023 How to nail the “birds and the bees” talk with kids It is so hard to know when to have “the talk” with your kids. You know – THAT talk. The one that makes every…
February 4, 2023 Stick & poke tattoos are illegal, unsafe and bad for teens Long gone are the days when our biggest parenting worry was that kids might use crayons on the walls. Older kids have far more…
February 1, 2023 I really miss those Father/Daughter dances All through elementary school, E and Z went to annual, magical Father/Daughter dances together. They started going to dances together in kindergarten and stopped…
January 30, 2023 Have you ever had a house struck by lightning? Once when Z was just about five years old, lighting hit our neighbor’s house. It was early morning and the weather was storming outside….
January 23, 2023 Being a strong swimmer affords unforgettable life experiences If there’s one thing we’ve done well as Z’s parents, it was encouraging her love of swimming and the water. We started Z in…
January 21, 2023 Tips for parents when your child is hospitalized Sometimes, even the strongest and healthiest kiddos need to be hospitalized. For me personally, it was for a tonsillectomy at age 5 and then…
January 16, 2023 Why we got our kiddo an official state ID card “May I see your ID, please?” is a pretty common question asked by law enforcement officials. Typically, people then hand over their official state…
December 28, 2022 The new home movies experience Get ready. I’m about to reveal just how dorky I am. First, does anyone else remember sitting around with the family watching home movies…
December 12, 2022 Sometimes parents have to say no – or not right now I don’t mean to brag, but our kiddo got pretty lucky in the parents department. She knows it. She calls us her “besties” –…
