No, I’m not trying to scare off readers with the title of this article – I just want to be real clear in case my advice doesn’t work out so well and moms everywhere come looking for me, yikes. So, now that you’ve been warned, feel free to read on!
Summertime…these long, lovely days pose ample [...]

Dear Mama Drama:
Every time we travel, even for a weekend, I find myself stressed and short-tempered by the time we pull out of the driveway. I’m always running around packing everything and the rest of the family is waiting on me to get it done. There are so many details to keep track of that [...]

I want the serial killer lurking in the woods to know this:
I have left the back door unlocked. I am not armed. My room is at the top of the stairs to the right. I am usually sleeping from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am, but I have kids so these hours greatly vary. If you [...]

Who am I?
It used to be such a simple question, with a simple answer.
A college student!
A graduate!
A go-getter career woman making her mark on the world!
When I got married, I notched “wife” on my belt and went back to storming the corporate castle. But motherhood – that was a whole different ballgame.
Becoming a stay-at-home-mom [...]

Invitations, ice cream, cake, punch, games, prizes, goodie bags, decorations…chocolate fountain, swimming pool, submarine, iPhone…hey, you don’t turn 8 every day, right?

Dear Mama Drama:
We are traveling by plane and car this summer and need some ideas for keeping the kids entertained and having a smooth ride.
~ Traveling Mama
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Dear Traveling:
Planning ahead is a great idea as parents and kids can feel stressed and anxious when hunger and boredom set in on the road.
Have snacks handy. [...]

It was a trash to treasure moment – ok, so it wasn’t exactly from the trash, but it was amongst the spread of abandon antiques that had found their way to Nana’s yard sale. With a joyful smile, Nana handed it over to my seven-year-old son to take home, I was not thrilled. A large, [...]

Father’s Day is not what it used to be.  I’ve gotten used to many of the milestones I have faced since I became a widow, almost 4 years ago.  I can jolly us through Christmas and be thankful on Thanksgiving.  I can even look at his birthday as a celebration of his life.  But Father’s [...]

Now that she no longer feels like the Sword of Damocles is hanging by a slender thread over her head, mother-of-two Jen Singer can at last get her dream off the drawing board.
That dream is Parenting With Cancer — the website she wishes had existed when she was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on [...]

My children spend the early part of summer vacation inadvertently conducting a science experiment in their bedroom. But it’s OK. It’s all cleaned up now.