A typical morning, I press snooze when my alarm goes off – three times – and rush into the shower only to be interrupted by a child who no longer…
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Financial Planner: Another 2008-style Economic Disaster Could Happen Again, Suggests New Kind of Diversity While the world is still feeling the long ripples of the economic meltdown that began six…
Keeping up with social media when it comes to kids can feel like a full-time job. Here are some strategies from a local parenting expert.
Anyone can be a victim of stalking, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or age. I think we all know that intellectually, but take a moment and ponder what that…
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the cookie aisle, I bring you research from the hallowed halls of Connecticut College that suggests Oreo cookies may…
February is the month of romance – a time when we reflect on those who make our lives sweeter just by being there. Words that are seldom spoken may be…
My sister married her high school sweetheart. My cousin found the love of his life in sixth-grade English class. Not so for me. By the time I met…
Our homeschooling journey started when our son’s school suggested cognitive development testing for him. Rather than work with the school system to create an IEP or 504 plan, we…
You search my face for an answer, a reason, some meaning to what has happened, but I have no words to make things better, no way to make it right.…
When playdates with mannerless kids turn into life lessons.
About a decade ago, I bought my first home. It was a “sweat equity” fixer-upper, and I was a poor law student. The price was right, and I wasn’t deterred…
Few actions we undertake on a daily basis are as dangerous as just plain driving a car. If the driver is distracted – by eating, grooming, talking on the phone,…
