For all my mamas of the strong-willed child...
Put the backpack by the door and pick your shoes up off the floor.
Put your dishes in the sink and make sure the dog has water to drink.
No TV, electronics away, no...
In our family, we’re all about age-appropriate transparency. If our kids have questions about something mature, we do our best to provide honest, clear answers. And if there’s something I don’t know, we read a book or Google it...
I don't know about you, but I have been perplexed by the mountain of praise heaved onto me about my three-year-old's behavior in daycare.
"Streater is so sweet; she's such a good helper; I love how she shares with...
This is the fifth Christmas that I'm spending with my kids post-divorce. Is it a difficult time of year sometimes? Yes. Is it more about presence than presents? Absolutely. Of course, it is. But do I have presents under...
What is mom-shaming, and is it still a thing?
When we judge other moms for their choices in parenting, when we mock and degrade those choices just because they differ from ours, when we pass mean remarks with or without...
We can all agree that 2020 is the most bizarre year yet.
Personally, it has been a year of inconveniences. As someone who works in a middle school, it was inconvenient when the school year abruptly ended in-person learning. As...
January is always a bit of a disappointing month for me. Christmas, and all the anticipation that comes with it, is over. It's usually cold and kind of blah outside. And there's not much excitement planned.
This year, as the...
The world is slowly opening back up, and many of us have been desperate to travel again. I don’t know about you, but after this past year, my kids and are in need of shaking up our routine.
While traveling...
After likely missing out on Halloween fun in 2020, we're all ready for the kids to have some fun trick-or-treating this year. But do you know whose door your kids are knocking on while trick-or-treating?
Every home may not be...
My son and I have this thing where we say “I love you” in sign language, and then flip it around to make the Spider-Man “thwip” hand. Sometimes he’ll kiss his palm and shoot it to me like he’s...
Dear Number One,
As I sit here in the first trimester with Number Two, I can’t help but think about how our lives will change. You have been the focus of my whole world, Number One. I worry what will...
We are in our eighth year of homeschooling (yes, we were homeschooling before it was cool). And since we started when my daughter was in kindergarten, that means that (gulp!) we have a seventh grader this year.
This is the...
We’ve all heard stories about generations - past relatives walking uphill both ways in the snow, burying silver in the backyard for safekeeping and amusing themselves for hours by skipping rocks or skipping rope.
Well, now we - along with...
Just like everyone else, COVID-19 has thrown my entire life, and the life of my family, for a loop.
One of the biggest ways COVID has affected us is in the education of my children. I send them to...
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Columbia Family Events | May
May in Columbia is full of fun – from puppet shows, outdoor play, storytimes, art activities, and more! Get out your calendars and make...
