How To Talk About Others’ Reproduction
by Jessica Martin-Weber There have been a number of articles and blog posts written about what to or not to say to …
(Some of) What I’ve Learned On Parenting Extroverts and Introverts
Sometimes it is all just too much. Life that is. More specifically, people. This is our 6yo this past Sunday morning. Visiting …
Raising Girls Feels Like Throwing Money Out the Window
The following gifs are my reaction to one with the same image that got popular this week with the caption “How It …
Finding Autonomy- of abuse, single parenting, and not believing you are enough.
by Shannon DeLong ****Content Warning**** This article makes mention of domestic abuse. Today was Mother’s day, and it was hard. Despite this being …
From Child Abuse Survivor to Parent
“I can’t do it. I can’t spank our children anymore. I just don’t know how to do it in a healthy way. …
World Sleep Day 2016, or Why Did I Get Up Today?
“Good Sleep Is a Reachable Dream” – the slogan for World Sleep Day 2016 Apparently it’s World Sleep Day, which I knew nothing …
Beyond the Voices in My Head
This morning, an older man, a stranger, gave a tiny bag of M&Ms to my two children that I was accompanying to …
Dads’ Guide for Cooking for Kids
The idea that men can’t cook for the family seems archaic and ridiculous, particularly since there’s a long-standing flip side of …
When You Don’t Like Your Own Kids
“You don’t have to like Lizzie – but you still have to treat her with respect.” “You don’t have to play with …
Why We Should Teach Boys to Sit to Pee
At the risk of causing a massive outrage from men everywhere who will claim that I am trampling all over their inherent …