After I separated from my ex-husband, I thought a lot about how we would celebrate the bigger holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving. We talked about it and agreed we’d split Thanksgiving, he’d have the kids on Christmas Eve, and I’d get them on Christmas. We somehow forgot about Halloween. That first year, Halloween fell on...
For some of us, spending time in cemeteries is a routine thing. And while you might enjoy the walking paths and the easy escape from daily conversations, there’s something else lurking among the headstones. I’m not talking about ghosts, although there might be ghosts. I’m referring to gravestone-inspired baby names. Graveyards can provide endless inspiration...
Halloween is — by nature — about having a chaos-filled, candy-fueled night. And as it stands, it’s not terribly inclusive of those of us who are on the spectrum. As Halloween is (if you can believe it) fast approaching, it’s important to create a more neurodivergent-inclusive night. Before we get to the “how” of how...
Here’s a tidbit of wisdom I have learned the hardest way: You can be a mom who loves Halloween and also be a mom who is kind of bad at Halloween. It’s totally fair to want to be good at Halloween — the type to decorate your house to the nines like every sitcom family...