Parenting
Time To Check In With the Parents: How Are We All Doing Now?
Nobody expected this, but as parents, we were forced to adapt and move quickly. Now, please take a minute to stop and take a breath.Â
Diaper Bag Essentials
For someone so little, babies seem to need a lot of stuff! If you want to cover your bases for any situation, check out this list.
My Daughter Met Her Birth Mom and It Was Awesome
You can run from what scares you or you can face it head on. My daughter’s birth mom isn’t going away, nor should she.
Easy Ways to Make School Mornings Less Hectic
Try practicing some of these things each day (whether you’re leaving the house or not) and once school starts, getting to school on time will be a breeze.
I’m So Much More Than the “Frame” in My Family Portrait
The frame allows everything within to be shaped and contained, and while that’s hardly a bad thing it’s still relegation to the margins. Why should we exist on the periphery, and not at the centre?
Why Dads Need to Show Up Every Day
Can being involved be overwhelming? Sure. Exhausting? Definitely. But I wouldn’t have it any other way, and I know plenty of dads who are exactly the same.
Simple Ways to Break Up the Monotony of Parenting
Tired of the ‘drag them out of bed, make breakfast, make lunch, forbid television, please do your chores, and flush the damn toilet’ dance? Here’s how break up the monotony of parenting.
To My Future Adult Children, I Apologize
Being a parent is hard. You do your best, and a lot of the time you suck, and most of the time you feel terrible about it. I hope they forgive us for all of it one day.
How Loosening the Rules on Your Kid’s Swearing Can Be Good for Everyone
By talking about it, maybe we can remove the allure of bad words without driving their usage underground where we can’t provide the proper context and coaching.