Viral Blogs
Doing Time in Elementary School
By M. |
This is my 13th consecutive year with a child in elementary school. It’s also, finally, my last. I’ve done my ...
Read More Vacation Daddy
By M. |
Something happens to my husband when we go on vacation. He turns into what we refer to as, Vacation Daddy. ...
Read More A Letter to My Friends on New Year’s Day
By M. |
Dear Friends, It is the first day of the year and of course I want to wish you a Happy ...
Read More Why I Wanted to Throw an Apple at My Husband’s Head for 20 Years
By M. |
This is the somewhat true story of how my husband eating an apple in the car for twenty years nearly, ...
Read More Parenting from the Couch
By M. |
Forget Tiger Moms and Helicopter Parenting and the latest parental wackiness I’m coining, Fighter Jet Escort Parenting, a disturbing mutation ...
Read More Cheating Death: 30 Years of Borrowed Time
By M. |
We weren’t doing anything wrong. We weren’t drinking or doing drugs. We were good kids hanging out on the last ...
Read More The Default Parent™
By M. |
Are you the default parent? If you have to think about it, you’re not. You’d know. Trust me. The default ...
Read More Enjoy Every Minute of It? Do You Even Have Kids?
By M. |
"Enjoy every minute of it" is the most well-meaning piece of parenting advice, and yet, the most ridiculously delusional. This ...
Read More Seven Signs of the Aging Apocalypse
By M. |
Locust? Famine? Floods? You wish. Nope. The Aging Apocalypse is not the end of the world, just the end of ...
Read More Hey Mom and Dad, Applying to College Is Killing My Mojo
By M. |
I have a vague recollection of my life before I was applying to college. There was this magical thing called ...
Read More The Beautiful Maddening Contradiction of Teenagers
By M. |
I happen to love teenagers. Both the ones I’ve worked with for years and, most of the time, my own. ...
Read More 45 Years Old Isn’t the "New" Anything
By M. |
Turns out 45 years old is just 45 years old. An age that means you are old enough to not ...
Read More The Default Parent Resume
By M. |
Resumes are kind of my thing. My entire career has been evaluating applicants on their professional experience, but lately it occurs ...
Read More Teenagers in the Mist
By M. |
Nestled deep within the quiet suburban setting, we come upon the natural habitat of the complex human, known as The ...
Read More The Six Fighting Words All Couples Know and Hate
By M. |
After being married for two decades, I’ve noticed a couple of things about arguing with my husband. Probably the most ...
Read More September is the Worst
By M. |
Not to be totally paranoid, but I’m pretty sure September is trying to kill me. Forget December and the holiday ...
Read More Gen Xers, Unite! Or Don’t. Whatever.
By M. |
You’ve got to hand it to Gen Xers. We have been so ambivalent about everything we have finally been totally ...
Read More Open Letter To My Kids About Summer
By M. |
Hey Kids, Feel free to leave your stuff wherever you want this summer. Half drunk smoothies in the family room? ...
Read More Vacation or Trip? A Helpful Guide for Parents
By M. |
So, you’re headed out on a family vacation this summer. Great news! But are you sure? Are you sure it’s ...
Read More The Hair Pulling Madness of the Campus Tour
By M. |
I was a tour guide in college. I worked in admissions. I’ve consulted with students applying to college. I know ...
Read More The Wallet Years: The Worst Stage of Parenting?
By M. |
There is much debate about the worst stage of parenting. Is it when they are newborns and don’t sleep? Is ...
Read More The Modern Midlife Crisis
By M. |
It's not your parents' midlife crisis. Hey, how’s your midlife crisis going? Mine’s great, thanks for asking. I can no ...
Read More The Legend of The Fourth of July in My Hometown
By M. |
When I was growing up, July 4th was my favorite holiday. Forget the high holy days, or even the guaranteed ...
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