I tripped over the book about Elf on the Shelf (Harry’s origin story) this morning. I was picking up Henry’s bedroom. The kids are fascinated with the elf. Too bad I just realized that I […]

I tripped over the book about Elf on the Shelf (Harry’s origin story) this morning. I was picking up Henry’s bedroom. The kids are fascinated with the elf. Too bad I just realized that I […]
I went for a drive tonight, shortly after dinner, to clear my head. When I re-emerged a couple hours later, Margot was waiting up. She pitter-pattered into my room, wearing a fuzzy Peppa Pig night […]
There comes a point in every mom’s life when she’ll discover online mom groups and become transfixed. I did. About three years ago, I found a local mom group tied to a high end children’s […]
Trigger warning: This post contains some highly profane expletives that readers may find offensive. When I was in high school, I recall an English teacher saying cuss words were a sign of poor vocabulary and […]
The Most Magical Hype of the Year Christmas is magical when you’re a small child, and at some point it transforms from being a season of sheer delight into a season of hype. All the […]
“Your kids are cold! They need more layers” “They look fine.” “Well they’re not. They’re too cold. You need to bring them back home. NOW.” That cold-weather exchange, with a stranger, was a bit heated. […]
With a 3-year-old and 1-year-old, I’m on continual lookout for neighbor-kid friends. All of our immediate neighbors have kids 1 to 2 decades older – definitely not prime friend age. So when I saw a […]
If you want a designated email address for your spam email messages, you should create a very vanilla handle like “Stacys-spam-messages” at your-preferred-email-provider-dot-com, Because if you create a snarky spam email account with an email […]
So, If you ask a short-fused woman to reset her password, and keep telling her: Choose a new password you have not used before, Choose a more secure password, Your two passwords don’t match, And […]
My son Henry, my youngest child, cannot be ignored. He seduces you easily, with his grins and giggles. I think it’s more about grasping (desperately) for attention than being naturally good-natured. He is malleable. He […]