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While we can all agree it’s far more important for your child’s teacher to like your kid, we people pleasing parents are interested in making the grade too. Personally, I see nothing wrong with wanting to make a good impression on my son’s teacher. I want her to know that we’re good people who believe […]
No wife particularly enjoys fighting with her husband. After all, life’s too short, you have to share a bed, and above all else, you love the guy. While science tells us fighting can lead to a stronger marriage, most of us understand the importance of choosing our battles. Check out the 6 battles worth fighting […]
Ah, back-to-school. A time for new pencils, new teachers, new friends, and high anxiety — and that’s just for us as parents! It’s no secret that all this back-to-school newness can bring an unwelcome share of apprehension. The good news is that there are things we can do as parents to help our school-age kids […]
A friend of mine is going through a divorce and as far as divorces go it’s a “pretty good one” she says. They’ve agreed on just about everything from the custody arrangement to who walked away with the vinyl collection. “Matt’s a good guy; I just couldn’t please everyone. In the end he said I loved […]
It’s back-to-school time, and no one could be less excited than my kids. I can’t say I really blame them; lazy days, warm summer nights, and swimming in their grandparents’ pool has made for one memorable summer. But like all good things, summer fun must come to an end. As my kids look forward to […]
Oh love, when it’s good it’s so good and when it’s bad it totally sucks ass. Sometimes the only comfort we have is knowing a broken heart doesn’t discriminate. Rich, poor, young, old, famous, non-famous – we’ve all learned a few things about love along the way. Check out the best things our favorite celebrities […]
As I stare into a computer monitor decorated with password-bearing Post-It notes, I’m alerted to a text from my non-password protected phone. In case there was ever any doubt, I don’t care about protecting my personal correspondence. With three emails addresses and countless social media accounts open at all times, my utter indifference toward private […]
You know how once an embryo nestles in your uterus you’re struck with “pregnancy brain”? Yeah, that happened to me. Apparently it’s supposed to go away some time after you give birth when your brain swells down and you start sleeping normal again or something. I’m no doctor or anything but I’m pretty sure that’s […]
Whether you’re in a relationship or not, you’ve cringed at ridiculous couple behavior. I suppose when you’re all love-crazed in a delicious new relationship it’s easy to lose sight of socially acceptable behavior, being all freshly sexed up and all. For the rest of us who are neither in new relationships nor freshly sexed, y’all […]
While I never said I loved being in the kitchen, I’ve tried nearly everything to persuade BooBoo to venture beyond his diet of chicken nuggets and cinnamon apple sauce without success. I read somewhere that a food must be introduced at least 15 times to see if a child will accept it. Well, let’s see, […]
The Untitled GenX Podcast
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