Grandparents: they hate their grandkids nowadays! It's all detailed right there in a brand new breaking trend story from the New York Times , the Paper of Record. Nobody likes anybody any more! We sure do read lots of totally made-up trend stories, but this one is the most flimsily justified we've s...

Did it. Did. It. IT.  Became culturally relevant. (?) Joined Facebook.  I haven't up until now because my youngest daughter just writhed at the idea.  Groaning writhing. Moaning bemoaning. But now she's almost 21. Her reaction to my doings? "Creeped out." Like me,...

I'm having a baby girl any week now, and I couldn't be more excited, but it's left me thinking a lot about whether or not I want my parents involved in my daughter's life. My parents divorced when I was 3, and my father promptly moved out of state. I would see him once or twice a year for a week or ...

Show them this. Explain that opening all those damn attachments is the equivalent of letting a bunch of dudes with hairy arms reach through the internet, into their homes. Watch their reaction. The......

More than a week since my last post? Here's my wrist. Feel free to slap it. What have I been up to? Let's see. Last week I had lunch with my friend Leah and her 5-month-old daughter, followed by a class about developmental play. I learned some great tips for making Em's tummy time more enjoyable, al...

Filed under: Relatives, Childcare, Environment For most of us, there was a point at which it was hard for us to imagine ourselves as parents. And, possibly, in the farthest recesses of our minds, it was even harder for us to imagine our own parents as grandparents. Inevitably, as we became more comf...

A few weeks ago Nebraska limited its Safe Haven Law to infants 30 days old or younger. Previously they set no age limit and simply specified ‘child.’ Nothing happened for the first 2 months. Then in the next three months, 34 children were abandoned in hospitals throughout the state, none of whom...

A few weeks ago Nebraska limited its Safe Haven Law to infants 30 days old or younger. Previously they set no age limit and simply specified ‘child.’ Nothing happened for the first 2 months. Then in the next three months, 34 children were abandoned in hospitals throughout the state, none of whom...

Recently I experienced change in a most dramatic way. My husband and I helped my son, daughter-in-law and two precious grandchildren move to Phoenix, Arizona. 1,200 miles away, to a land full of warm sunshine, beautiful lightening shows, friendliness amongst the people, and order within the cities w...

Filed under: Newborns, Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, Kids 5-7, Kids 8-11, Teens & tweens, Relatives, Holidays The holidays aren't my favorite time of year. Four years ago, Thanksgiving was the very first holiday after my 54-year-old father passed away from colon cancer in August 2004. It was a...