October 30, 2024 The “living room family” trend made me feel pretty great Have you heard about the #LivingRoomFamily trend on TikTok? I used to find trends bubbling up on Twitter, but now it appears that TikTok…
March 11, 2024 A new way to comfort and bond with teens Our kiddo came up with the best idea ever last month. It’s one I am fairly certain that other teens would also enjoy. Z…
December 29, 2023 I found the true meaning of Christmas Christmas means so many things to different people. I think the important thing is to find our own meaning and significance in how we…
November 8, 2023 A Gen X guide to being okay with today’s youth I recently joined a Facebook group for Gen X women. It was originally called “Gen X latchkey women” but recently changed over to “Gen…
August 14, 2023 Long live Pee-wee Herman, who normalized being weird and silly When the news of Paul Reubens’ death broke last month, I felt sad and nostalgic the way I do when any GenX icon passes….
April 15, 2023 The Pez dispenser is almost 100 years old Do you remember eating Pez candy out of a flip-top dispenser as a kid? I do. I mostly preferred English candy as a child…
September 3, 2022 How to choose the right home for your family We’ve lived in our home for exactly 10 years this month. It’s been an amazing place to raise our daughter. We have never second-guessed…
December 26, 2020 Unpacking my Christmas swan obsession I have a fondness for collecting. Since early childhood, I’ve loved mermaids so my mermaid collection is vast and unruly, spanning multiple rooms. I…
January 28, 2020 Be a kid again at Buckeye Candy Co. This week, Z and I discovered a place that is made of childhood magic. She and I set out on a real-life candy quest…
July 30, 2019 Why is she growing up so fast? No one prepared me, yet again, for the crazy amount of emotional and psychological development that happens in female kiddos between 8 and 9….
