8 Family-Friendly Snacks to Enjoy with Salsa

You guys, few things in life are as perfectly delicious as salsa. Seriously, take a moment and think about it. Told you. If you love salsa as much as I do (and really, who doesn’t), you have to check out these 8 family-friendly snacks to enjoy with salsa. Now go get spicy.

Do You Apologize for Your Kid’s Bad Behavior?

I consider myself fortunate to have well-behaved kids – generally speaking. I mean, they’re still kids who do annoying kid things, but overall they’re good kids with hearts of gold. But that’s not to say we don’t have behavioral issues in mixed company. About a week ago, BooBoo and I were visiting with a girlfriend […]

4 Simple Ways to Effectively Communicate With Your Tween

How was school? Fine. What’s new? Nothing. What’s wrong? ::silence:: If this scene sounds familiar, you’re likely the parent of a tween, teen, or gasp! Both. At a developmental stage when communication is more important than ever, parents are often left wondering how to get their child to open up and start talking. Take a […]

The Tale of a Reluctant Foodie

Have a child who would rather do anything than eat? Big hugs, I did too. Take heart, I have a story of foodie hope to share – as told in pictures. Ooo! Visual aids!

7 Reasons Kate Middleton Should Start Reading Mom Blogs

As the world rejoices the birth of His Royal Highness Prince of Cambridge, I have more than the fate of the British monarchy on my mind. As a mother, I have my sights set on Kate. While it may seem that the collective world population is standing in Kate’s corner, I suspect all of the […]

5 Tips for a Mess-Free Eating Session With Kids

Have a messy eater? Once upon I a time, I did too. Check out my 5 greatest tips on how to have a mess-free feeding session with kids!

My Husband Wants a Gun and I Don’t

You read the title; my husband wants a gun. Now I don’t know much about guns other than the fact that they kill people, but I’m really struggling with this now more than ever. Why? Because he’s decided to push the issue. We’ve been married nearly 15 years and from the moment we were handed […]

The Joys of Dressing Sloppy Boys

I love children’s fashion as much as the next mom, but you know what I love even more? Having kids who don’t give a rat’s ass about what they wear. Sure, I drool over the killer threads sported by fashionably famous Instagram tots. I pin expertly styled kid couture. Heck, I even buy my kids […]

The Surprising Way I’m Bonding With My Tween Son

You guys, I’m struggling with the tweenage years already. Boy Wonder is only 10 years old and I feel like we have less in common than ever. This kid has always been the yin to my yang, the macaroni to my cheese, the chow-chow to my beans and now, well, we’re just two people struggling […]

Boy Wonders: 11 Unfair Things About Being a Big Brother

~A post contributed by my eldest son~ Being a big brother isn’t so great. Everybody says it’s so great, but I don’t think so. I’ve been a big brother now for 5¾ years so I kind of know a lot about being one. My mom told me that being a big brother is more than […]