Dear Mama Drama:
I have nearly decided I cannot take my kids out in public anymore. Every time I do, they have terrible meltdowns and we all end up miserable.
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They are two and four and will either fight, throw tantrums, or run around like crazy when we go to a store or restaurant. I am [...]

The first and most essential rule of making your own soda pop at home is this: You must not try to re-create something you normally buy at the store.
In other words, don’t try to make your own Coca- Cola or 7-Up. It can’t be done. Let it go.
What you can make is something else altogether [...]

While the start of the new school year is quickly upon us, there are still plenty of fun summer family activities in the metro area which are available during the day and right after school. Many of these are great fall activities as well and offer spectacular views of the changing colors. Below is a [...]

Of all the things I frequently clean…chocolaty chins, boogery noses, muddy paws, stained shirts, smelly shoes, funky bathrooms, car seat crunchies, sticky spills and much, much more…I realized I had forgotten something important.

The name of the actual indiscretion isn’t important. She’s done it on purpose, and now she suffers the consequences. She is promptly whisked to the time-out corner against her will, the minutes matching her age punched into the microwave timer.
I take a deep breath.
I unclench.
Consistency is the key, and we’re both

Last month the city of Denver made it easier for residents to own backyard livestock. Now it seems that everyone wants to own a few chickens! A friend of mine has been raising chickens for over 2 years so I took a trip her house in Littleton to find out what all the fuss is [...]

Through Saturday. The Boulder County Fair finishes up its run this weekend with two days of down-home country fun. Most events at the fair are free of charge, including kids’ storytelling, a stick-horse parade, a vintage farm equipment show and live music. There’s also plenty of livestock showing and judging as well – this is [...]

Not everyone is comfortable with breastfeeding in public. I understand people have varying degrees of exposure to the act and art of breastfeeding. I fully respect other viewpoints when they are made respectfully and thoughtfully.
However, I find myself bristling when I hear the following from people who are on the anti side of nursing in [...]

Parents of some Colorado public-school students will spend hundreds of dollars this year on materials and textbook fees for their children’s science labs, electives, honors and other advanced courses.
High school students in Brighton 27J School District will pay semester fees ranging from $8 to $20 each for the materials for some of their required courses, [...]

Summer is not really over is it?  My kids have started school already, which means that I am trying to put some finishing touches on the Labor Day weekend plans that I have.  I’m excited to be going on the Royal Gorge Route Railroad.  This is the summer of planes, trains and automobiles.  I don’t [...]