January 18, 2022 Tween/teen vaping is insidious and everywhere Vaping is the latest thing keeping me up at night. If you’ve got a middle school-age kiddo, chances are they’ve already been exposed to…
December 9, 2021 Talking to kids about suicide can save a life Suicide is a very heavy topic, but it’s critical that we talk about it – especially with kids. Did you know that, nationwide, suicide…
August 12, 2021 Please stop this ride. I want to get off! It’s back to school time. We should be shopping for clothes, picking out backpacks and having some last-minute summer fun to help ease the…
July 22, 2021 Taking our 11 year old to a “real” piercing shop Like many modern parents, we took our kiddo to get their ears pierced for the first time at a shopping mall kiddie boutique. Xage…
March 10, 2021 I hate being outside my family’s Covid bubble Do you and your family agree on how to keep yourselves and each other safe from Covid? As if the virus itself weren’t physical…
February 20, 2021 When bad nosebleeds happen to good people I recently lost an entire weekend – and a lot of blood – to an unstoppable, 7-hour nosebleed. This was my first-ever nosebleed and…
February 8, 2021 A scary near miss driving on icy back roads Z and I had a terrifying experience recently driving home from an afternoon with friends in Dayton. It flurried a bit as we drove…
December 14, 2020 Black Lives Matter is personal I’ve pondered for a while on what to say, or how to talk, about Black Lives Matter and racial equality on this blog. On…
December 2, 2020 What it’s like traveling during Coronageddon We were THOSE people this Thanksgiving. You know the ones – the people who travel even though our country is in the worst stage…
November 24, 2020 Drive-through holiday magic at Fantasy of Lights There’s a holiday activity that everyone can agree on, regardless of where you fall on the Coronavirus caution spectrum. Have you noticed that there…
