There’s a song that Mr. Rogers used to sing to his neighborhood friends: “I like to be told if it’s going to hurt, if it’s going to be hard. If it’s not going to hurt, I like to be told.”
Last year at college, Jenna started cooking for herself. This meant that in addition to clothes and school supplies, she would need an adequately stocked kitchen.
Dear Doris Day, I have this wonderful fantasy that I get to meet you.
I know, you don’t want to talk about it. It’s silly. How can grown men and women believe there are 8-foot-tall hairy creatures roaming the woods? It can’t be true. Surely there would be evidence … bones, or something. If it was true, National Geographic would be all over it.
Sorry in advance for what I’m about to tell you. I know it’s silly, but it’s true. I feel defeated at the first signs of spring.
It was a snow day! The kids were home, and we had some fun. In the morning, the snow was fresh and new, and the kids weren’t soaked and tired yet.
I’m embarrassed to tell you that I never played sports growing up, except when they made me in P.E. This is probably why I’m having trouble being a good Soccer Mom.
I believe in a natural consequences approach to parenting — within reason, of course. Don’t want the little stinkers actually touching a hot stove to learn that it burns!
We have a puppy! She’s actually about 7 months old and 56 pounds now, but I’ve been hesitant to talk…
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I keep a picture of Elastigirl, aka Mrs. Incredible on, my refrigerator. I love her. She and Nancy Drew are…
One morning a few years ago, 4-year-old Jacob called from the living room, “Help me! Somebody come help me!” His…
I pulled up to the house on this cool, rainy September afternoon, and saw something on the ground under our…
I had my blood drawn recently. The technician who called me back to the lab confirmed that I was Denise,…
This morning, anticipating that my English muffin would soon be popping from the toaster, I went to the cupboard for…
This is a favorite “get-to-know-you” party game. Because it involves good-natured trickery, I thought of it with the approach of…
As you may know, we had four daughters before – surprise! – we had our son. I always scoffed at…
Earlier this fall, we were preparing for a weekend out of town. I stayed up late the night before, making…
Do you write letters to your state representatives? This is a letter I wrote, which I’m sure my lawmakers were…
