I'm no Carrie Bradshaw, but I've learned a thing or two about dating after a 10-year hiatus. I know I eventually want to be married again, to have a partner to share in all the joys, the craziness, and...
You have the power in your hands. The power to make or break your child's popularity standings, baby cool factor and, really, to impact the trajectory of their entire future, and this is the month when it happens.
Halloween is...
This recent back-to-school season was an important one for me. My youngest child headed off to a full-day, five-day-a-week preschool program, leaving me and my stay-at-home lifestyle to figure out what comes next. For the past five years, more...
Do y’all feel a little tingle in the air today? A slight rustling in something other than the leaves? Perhaps you are really craving that Pumpkin Spice Latte this morning, and a soft voice from the great unknown is...
A fun fact I learned as a big fan of the Stuff Mom Never Told You podcast, "feminism" was coined by a man.
A dude.
A dudely philosopher, Charles Fourier, who observed how poorly women were valued in the 19th century....
Yes, it’s October. And it's the official season of Pumpkin Spice Everything. Actually, I'd say fall arrived early for our coffee beverages because I saw the first Pumpkin Spice Latte post on September 1—before Labor Day!
I'll pay reverence...
Despite the title, I'm not going to talk about politics.
That said, we really can't avoid presidential politics this time of year. Like you, I'm already sick of the bickering, the partisanship, the hatred. It's hard to feel inspired sometimes, especially when...
The older we get, the more precious friendships seem to be—harder to find, harder to hold on to.
Once you have one, you do what you can in between obligations, life, kids, and work to cultivate it. You send text...
I knew before going to our friends’ birthday party that one of my children was going to have the time of her life and one of my children was going to be a bit overwhelmed. And sure enough, my...
I love wildflowers, especially in unexpected places. When we lived in Italy, the countryside was full of them in the spring. While there, I spent a lot of time riding my bike and stopped during almost every ride to...
We are thrilled to have partnered with our advertising sponsor Time Out Sitters, owned by two local moms. This babysitting service works with a number of families in San Antonio to provide top-notch babysitting services.
Once upon a time, there...
We’ve all heard of the Golden Rule, right? That whole "do unto others" thing? The concept of treating people the same as we want to be treated is not new.
Odds are good that some version of the Golden Rule...
“I’m sorry, buddy. Please forgive me,” she confessed to her five-year-old child.
I sat there in shock watching my friend apologize to her son. I was kidless at the time, just a wee newlywed who had no one to take...
"No, you can't have it. It's MINE!" I hissed at my daughter as she slowly made what she thought was a sly attempt at removing my iPhone from my tightly clenched fist. "But why, Mom?" she asked. "Why can't...
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