Category: Parenting

I think it would be cool if I could “life swap” with someone for a week or two.
Like my husband’s cousin who is single and has a cool job in NYC. She goes to work, then has thousands of options for dinner, evenings and weekends. And no one to answer to but herself.
Or my sister [...]

March is coming in like a lion. Not so much weather wise, but work wise, health wise, family wise.
I’ve had three new blog clients in the past two weeks. I blame thank Mrs. Fussypants and her tireless promotion of Blissfully Domestic, where I contribute articles as the “Web Guru.” I love web design. But [...]

You might be a Libertarian if… read all about it at the Carnival of the Libertarians.
The Case Against Time-Outs. I really believe in this parenting philosophy, but have yet to discover any practical, effective alternatives.
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Holy hell, I think I have the absolute lowest tolerance when things go wrong.
At the top of my to-do list for the past two months has been this item: Get license renewed. I put it off until I realized that I’ll be boarding a plane soon to go to Disney World and an expired license [...]

I want my kids to feel comfortable, attached, and confident that I will be there for them, and yet I know that pushing them to separate a bit is necessary for their growth and maturation.