fcafotodigital/E+/Getty Images We all have that one friend who wakes up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 5 a.m., and if you are that friend, more power to you. For some of us, the day greets you like a ball bat to the face — you’re yanked from a REM cycle by your kid puking in bed,...
adivunsolicited / TikTok My daughter came home from school the other day and told me that a boy in her class told her that he couldn’t play “House” with her anymore at recess. That was a “girl game.” While I stood there, shocked and angry, I took a beat and said that games, toys, and...
Your kid is probably going to lie to you at some point — yes, even the sweetest, most angelic, could-do-no-wrong kid. I mean, poking your sister (physically or emotionally) until she cries and then exclaiming “I didn’t do it” is practically a right of passage. A fib here and there might be inevitable, but one...
TikTok When the first major snowfall occurred this year, I realized how ill-prepared I had been for the winter. My daughter’s snow pants barely fit. I squeezed her in last season’s pair like Ralphie’s little brother in A Christmas Story. Then, it came time to put on her snow boots, and (shocker!) they did not...