Posted 3 weeks 3 days ago by Corina Fiore
I miss the olden days. You know, the olden days like 20 years ago. Life seemed different then. You belonged to a community, a neighborhood. The people in your neighborhood were part of your extended family. At some point in the last 20 years, the neighborhood has succumbed to death.Posted 4 weeks 1 hour ago by Linsey Knerl
The mess that a preschooler makes is revolting at times. Determined to straighten without doing ALL the work, I implemented a plan to include them in my duties. It worked better than I could have ever hoped for.Posted 5 weeks 4 days ago by Paul Michael
Once upon a time, it was Pig-Latin. These days, the Internet has created several ways for both children and adults to communicate with each other. In part one of this series, I'll give you a list of the most common acronyms or "initialisms" that your children are using daily, via the web and phone. Some of these you will be familiar with already; some may shock you.Posted 7 weeks 1 day ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
The time had come to break it to the kids that the grandmas are getting married at the end of July. I was bracing for very literal preschooler observations of only boys and girls can marry---not unlike my preschoolers observations about who can tuck her in and who can play with Barbie...her response was not expected...Posted 10 weeks 15 hours ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Wow. It really is happening. All across California gays and lesbians are getting married. Their children, we children will all be legitimized in a way we haven't been before. I spent the weekend talking to a gay dad raising sons (being Father's Day weekend) here's what's been tripping around my conversations. I talked to a few women on the verge of marriage. Here's what I heard and remembered.Posted 10 weeks 1 day ago by Corina Fiore
The picture represents how I feel about unsolicited or absolute advice: angry and annoyed. I often ignore advice, shake my head in agreement, and move on my way. I wasn't always that way, and I was reminded of the havoc unsolicited advice can reap on a family when reading a message board this week.Posted 10 weeks 6 days ago by Linsey Knerl
My kids deserve the best. I want to give them everything they need and some of the things that they want, and I wish for it to come to them with relative ease and with as little heartbreak as possible. Why is it that I find it so trying to give them the best of me?Posted 14 weeks 4 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
With Friday’s State Supreme Court ruling in California the possibility of my mothers being able to marry legally in our state has come up once again. Yay! We are all very excited and hope that wedding bells will ring for our lesbian mothers after twenty years (longer than most of the hetero marriages we know have lasted. So, the only question that remains is what do we tell the children and when? And does it even matter?Posted 15 weeks 5 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
What's it mean to be a mommy to you? This is my take on the day and the experience...Posted 16 weeks 5 days ago by Linsey Knerl
A recent Associated Press article discusses the growing trend of U.S. colleges to allow for mixed company in dorm living arrangements. This new acceptance of coed cohabitation isn’t what disturbs me; It’s how the parents continue to teach an age-old lie about relationships and what truly matters.Posted 17 weeks 4 days ago by Sonja Stewart
What are you having? A baby. Why it's ok to keep the gender a mystery, even if it means a clash with your mother-in-law.Posted 18 weeks 2 hours ago by Sherry Pardy
In thinking about all the things I want to do before I die, I realized there were just as many, if not more, to do with/for my kids before I kicked the bucket.Posted 18 weeks 2 days ago by Sonja Stewart
Elmo, it isn’t you. Really, it’s me. Don’t blame yourself. How I broke up with television and beat lazy parenting.Posted 18 weeks 3 days ago by Sherry Pardy
Got a nasty case of Baby Blues or something a bit more serious? Try doing some spring cleaning to chase the clouds, and dust bunnies away!Posted 19 weeks 4 days ago by Sonja Stewart
Do you need to wear mascara to go to the supermarket? You're not alone. Why mom needs to "put her face on," to get on with her day.Posted 19 weeks 6 days ago by Lori Kerrigan
Did the unthinkable happen...a layoff? We survived it by following a few life adjustments, so can you!Posted 20 weeks 6 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Preschoolers are parrots. They walk through the house and repeat every word they hear in and out of whatever context they hear it. Naturally, like all other things they'll learn, they'll more than likely learn to swear from you.Posted 22 weeks 4 days ago by Fred Marmorstein
Dads have an increasingly important role to play in their daughter's social and emotional development. Research continues to emphasize that a father's presence as "authority" (providing, protection, safety, and solutions) helps lower the chance of high risk behaviors and positively affects future male relationships.Posted 24 weeks 1 day ago by Sonja Stewart
Why do I feel like I'm in high school again when I hang out with other moms at playgroups? Are there really mommy cliques, and if so, where do I sign up? The mom of a toddler enters a brave new world and offers survival tips.Posted 26 weeks 3 days ago by Karen Putz
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| Sherry Pardy | 2 | 1 |
| Carrie Kirby | 2 | 1 |
| Katherine Turner | 1 | 2 |
| Linsey Knerl | 3 | 4 |
| Lynn Truong | 1 | 0 |
| Caitlin Giles | 1 | 0 |
| Lori Kerrigan | 1 | 0 |
| Corina Fiore | 1 | 3 |
| Will Chen | 1 | 0 |
| Karen Putz | 1 | 2 |
| Margaret Garcia-Couoh | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Marmorstein | 1 | 1 |
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