I read an article in Parenting magazine today where a columnist said that it is unacceptable for kids to pee outside. I disagree. Obviously I don’t think we ought to drop our pants whenever we feel like it. But heck, when a kid has to go – let him (or her). There are two [...]
This is a guest post from Margie Hord Mendez. Hey, I got your attention… but no, we didn’t dance. But I’ve been thinking how different modern road trips with kids seem to be (from what I hear, mostly) to those back in my days. Now there are all kinds of contraptions to [...]
I have been living in a hole. Everybody else in the United States of Righteous Indignation is bickering over Whole Foods’ CEO, John Mackey, and his disapproval of the Obama health care initiative. I read a piece in the op-ed section of the Los Angeles Times today by Meghan Daum who explained the whole [...]
I’ve talked about child bullies before. As bad as it is for kids to be bullies to other kids it is many magnitudes worse for an adult to be a bully to a child. Now, we’ve all seen parents snap at their kids, and that’s annoying and we feel bad for the kid. Grocery stores [...]
I‘ve run into a bit of financial misfortune recently. We’re in the middle of moving to a cheaper house while still trying to pay for all the things the boys like to do, like gymnastics and their various activities. It’s expensive to raise kids who are smart and athletic and need social outlets (allow [...]
I wrote a guest post today over at Wylie Mom where I talk about how parents tend to waste giant gobs of money on things like food, transportation, clothes and rent. People, regardless of marital status or kids, waste money. In today’s economy we can’t afford to do that anymore. Last year I had [...]
Okay, my boys are only 6 and 5 years old; they’re not going to be holding steady jobs for a long time. That doesn’t mean they can’t participate in household sorts of chores. They’re both old enough now that they can help setting the table, preparing easy meals, cleaning their room and some basic yard [...]
A guest post by Angie Bailey Grimes, owner of Wiley Mom, an expert money saving consultant. Statistics say that it will cost an American family (single or dual parent) between 125 to 250 thousand dollars to raise a child. That means from birth until age 18, you’ll be shelling out an extra $579 [...]
Charles Bronson’s character (Harmonica) made it his life goal to avenge his brother’s death. How much do we value our brothers and sisters? This much? What would you do for a brother or sister? How much, when we really think about it, do we appreciate our siblings? How close are we? I have a [...]
I was inspired to write about public breastfeeding after visiting ecochildslplay.com and reading what basically amounts to a big middle finger to all those offended by it. Well, I’m glad to say I agree with that sentiment. I’ve heard of mothers who have been humiliated (Chick-fil-A controversy) in public by ill informed and, dare I say, stupid individuals. [...]
I watched this video this afternoon, and I realized that Craig Ferguson, although a comedian, is absolutely right. We are living in a society that idolized youth (American Idol). Speaking of American Idol, does anybody remember a few years ago when Taylor Hicks won the thing? He was something on the order [...]
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