Sweatpants & Humor | Pretending to Like Other People’s Kids
I’m sure this will offend many of you, but I really don’t like your kids. I shouldn’t say that, I don’t really dislike other people’s kids. However, I secretly [...]
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6 Extracurricular Activities That Help Kids Develop Social and Emotional Maturity
For most parents, raising a child is a beautiful but challenging experience. When your child is shy or introverted, one of those challenges might be encouraging them to [...]
Sweatpants & Parenting | Playing with Nature: How to Spark Creativity at a Young Age
Children are constantly learning, growing and creating. Especially young children, who are easily influenced by any and everything around them. In today’s [...]
She Had Always Known Me: Remembering Poet Ntozake Shange
My children have grown accustomed to my grief. Over the years—from the death of my parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, a beloved cousin, to those of schoolmates [...]
Sweatpants & Parenting | 6 Ways to Plan a Date Night Even When You Have Kids
When someone wants to show how much they love their significant other, it’s done through a date night in most movies or TV shows. It’s set a precedent that dates [...]
Tweet Roundup | This Week’s Funniest Tweets From Parents
My daughter asked what it was like to have kids, so I interrupted her every 11 seconds until she cried. Enjoy this week's funniest tweets from parents! [...]
True Stories | Chosen Family: International Adoption
At the end of our thirties and after seven years of marriage with two heartbreaking miscarriages along the way, my husband and I had reluctantly settled into the acceptance [...]
Five Delightful Children’s Books to Celebrate Young Readers Day
One of the most delightful benefits of becoming a parent has been rediscovering the joy of picture books. We visit our local library regularly and return home with stacks of [...]
The Truce of Motherhood: How My Son’s Tantrums Opened My Eyes and My Heart
My thirteen-year old’s brown eyes hold wisdom beyond his years. I savor the hard-won friendship between us, but, before the friendship, we battled. We battled until it [...]
Tweet Roundup | This Week’s Funniest Tweets About Parenthood
Parenting is 50% love, 10% lies, 10% yelling and 30% unclogging toilets. Enjoy this week's funniest tweets about parenthood! [...]
