Instagram / @charissesims You know that face you make when you’re stuck in a conversation you absolutely would rather not be in? Your brain is screaming at you to leave, but you keep a polite smile, trying to look for any exit, trying not to come off as rude — but the end just never...
damircudic/E+/Getty Images Let’s face it: No one memorizes phone numbers like they used to back in the day. With the universal prevalence of smartphones and the near-extinction of landlines, kids never have to dial home. While the 1980s home phone numbers of our youth are burned into our brain forever, today’s kids have no reason...
Oliver Rossi/DigitalVision/Getty Images A couple years ago, as most authors do at some point in their career, I was struggling with what to write next. I had a few half-baked ideas that weren’t quite going anywhere and personally, I was going through a mini mid-life crisis. I have four kids and was in the thick...
FG Trade Latin/E+/Getty Images Every year for years it rained on the day of my kid’s birthday party. They’re born in late May, so we were put in the awkward position of turning an outdoor party into an indoor one. Our house is a decent size: we could always accommodate the number of guests invited…...