Who Said It? My Kids or a Drunk Guy?
Maybe my kids said it. Maybe a drunk guy said it. Maybe my kids are drunk guys. I don't know, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL.
Savoring the Stage Your Kids Are In
As parents, we’re either looking down the road or in the rearview mirror. This is a gentle reminder to savor what’s right in front of you.
Useful Tips for Talking to Your Kids About Marijuana
Regardless of your personal beliefs about marijuana, one thing is clear: it's important to talk to your kids about it.
Raising Confident Girls: When Apologizing Is Not a Good Thing
As girls grow up, the messages they receive about what good behavior looks like get more and more complicated and confusing.
The Awkward Superhero Sex Story
When a book being read aloud turns surprisingly sexual, a mom ends up having a hilarious conversation with her two sons.
Making the Case For Vacationing With Another Family
Everyone knows that vacationing with kids is all the work of home, away from home. Here's how to make it relaxing: bring more kids (and their parents).
Is Alexa the Virtual Family Assistant You're Looking For?
The shared shopping list is one of the most brilliant features of Amazon Echo. It solves the whole texting and calling back and forth at the grocery store.
Reflecting on My Milestones of Motherhood
I have been merrily, tearily (and often blearily) muddling my way through my motherhood bubble for 3 years. Now I'm about to go back to paid work.
Middle Aged Parents' Slang Decoded for Teens
The Huffington Post recently shared teen slang terms to enlighten middle-age parents. Here are middle-age parents slang terms decoded for teens.
A photo series that shows a more realistic version of impending motherhood
Danielle Guenther isn't taking pregnancy photos of moms-to-be silhouetted in their bedroom windows. She's taking them of women barfing in their purse.
Why Do Babies Cry on Airplanes?
Babies do not cry on airplanes for the fun of it either. Nor do they cry, by and large, to let you know that their parents are neglectful or callous.
"The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up for New Parents"
Best, then, to simplify into only two groups: onesies, and anything that is not a onesie.
11 Summer Camps Parents Desperately Need to Be Real
Hey, kids! Welcome to Camp Holy Crap Please Just Learn How to Ride Your Bike Already! Activities include bike riding, wound dressing, and occasional crying.
10 Things You'd Actually Be Excited to Find in Your Baby's Diaper
Ok, babies, enough with the poop already. Hook us up with something awesome, ok? Please?
6 Ways My New York City Life Has Changed Since Having A Baby
Before I had a baby, I wasn't exactly one of those New Yorkers who searched Time Out for the latest openings. But even for this New Yorker, having a 10-month-old baby changes things.
The 4 Stages of Accepting That You're a Minivan Family
“We’ll have to buy a minivan,” announced my husband, who had been very quiet. And then we just looked at each other and laughed.
Is Parenthood the Enemy of Creative Work?
She answered calmly, hardly raising her voice. “Because the point of art is to unsettle, to question, to disturb what is comfortable and safe. And that shouldn’t be anyone’s goal as a parent.” Sour...
10 Ways I’m a Failure According to Mommy Blogs
The mommy blogs are silently judging me, but I’m not ashamed to admit that I fail to meet these 10 "basic" requirements for life as a mom.
4 Words That Can Transform Another Parent’s Day
Next time you see a parent wrangling a crying child or saying "no" for the hundredth time in the toy aisle, say these four words that will change their day.
Recently a friend confided that she was struggling with being “just a mom.” With four kids, one with special needs, this women is anything but “just a mom.”
So You Want to Join Our Moms Group?
We've been looking for some new blood since Shannon ditched carbs and in turn, us, for CrossFit.
18 Things People Say at the Office That are Also Euphemisms for Babies Pooping
Since I started hanging with fellow baby daddies and mommies, I've heard endless euphemisms for pooping. Here are a few that double as workplace sayings.
Go home, baby. You're drunk.
Of course they're sell outs! I grew two of them for almost 10 months each in my actual body, pushed them out while wanting to be clubbed over the head, let them treat me like livestock and after al...