by Stephanie | Oct 26, 2014 | family life, parenting
My family recently had an extraordinarily good week. It was more relaxing, less stressful, and more harmonious than usual. I am saddened by the reason why—my third grader had a significantly reduced homework load last week. The weekly homework packet did not go out as...
by Stephanie | Oct 23, 2014 | family life
You probably know that if you’re here to get some fun craft ideas to do with your toddlers, or some easy, nutritious recipes that your whole family will love, you’ve come to the wrong place. I am the Anti-Craft, and although I enjoy cooking, I’m not...
by Stephanie | Oct 16, 2014 | family life, funny, motherhood, parenting
I know my child would rather I not reveal this conversation, but … for the good of parents everywhere, I feel it is my duty. All of our most serious conversations have happened in the car. We were driving when my daughter and I covered gay marriage, and on the...
by Stephanie | Oct 13, 2014 | family life, motherhood, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I received an email from my daughter’s school that there had been an unplanned lockdown drill that day. The message stated that there had been a wiring malfunction that had been taken care of, and that a regularly scheduled lockdown drill would...
by Stephanie | Oct 5, 2014 | motherhood
I recently read a very interesting article titled, “Dear Stay at Home Moms: Shut the Eff Up.” Let me preface this by saying that I agree with so many of the author’s points; her article was extremely well-written, and I really like and respect this...
