I’ve Never Thrown My Kid a Birthday Party

BooBoo is 4 years old, and I’ve never thrown him a birthday party. Of course we celebrate his birthday, my gosh, but we celebrate it in a very homespun way. I make his cake, we give a few gifts, and we do something special as a family to celebrate him. One year we went to […]

Behind My Bedroom Door

I bared my married soul for Babble’s Strollerderby. It was way hard. You can read all about what goes on behind our bedroom door here.

Dodgeball: More Than Just a Blow to the Head

Boy Wonder’s never been the athletic type. He enjoys a good bike ride and wrestling match with his brother every now and again, but he’s usually content drawing or playing video games. In my feeble attempt to keep my kids busy this summer, I scoured our local parks and rec brochure for an activity, any […]

Getting Knocked Up and 12 Other Reasons Not to Get Married

When two people are deeply in love, marriage seems like the obvious answer. But let’s not kid ourselves, people marry for reasons other than love every day. If you’re ready to march down the aisle and find yourself wondering what’s love got to do with it, return the bridal shower gifts and reconsider. Seriously, no […]

All Moms Have it Hard. Does it Matter Who Has it Hardest?

I’m not trying to be insensitive here, but all moms have it hard. Motherhood is an all-encompassing, life-altering experience we’ve all chosen to be a part of. Sure, we didn’t know how hard it was going to be, but we also didn’t know just how amazing it was going to be either. Mothers parent in […]

Need to Escape a Bad Date? There’s an App for That

He looked pretty good by his profile. He enjoys long walks on the beach, loves dogs, has good teeth, and doesn’t live with mom. By all accounts he was worth a leg shave and a first date. You meet at a restaurant, crouch into a booth, when BOOM! He reveals he’s a Scientologist before the […]

I Told My Son About Periods in a Target Bathroom

When Boy Wonder began fishing for a stuck quarter in a women’s restroom tampon machine, he got way more than he bargained for. Read the hilarious story of innocence lost here.

New Sex Study Reveals Location Matters

“Location, location, location” may not just be a real estate agent’s manta anymore. Trojan (yeah, the trusted condom company) published the results of their annual U.S. Sex Census of over 2,000 men and women from ten major U.S. cities including: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and […]

When the Kisses Stop

Nobody ever tells you when you’re holding that precious baby that one day he’ll stop giving you those hair-pulling hugs, sticky hand holds, and slobbery kisses. The closest thing you’ll ever hear is something obscure like, “It goes by so fast”. When you’re in it, it doesn’t go by so fast. The days are long, […]

Why Low-Income Couples are Marrying Less and Divorcing More

Marriage is tough under the best of circumstances, but for low-income couples traditional marital challenges are just the beginning. Find out why low-income couples are marrying less and divorcing more here.