The Cry Valve
Thu Oct 25 2018
There’s a mechanism in your throat I call the cry-valve. It’s that thing that swells and chokes your words even when you’ve successfully convinced your eyes not to release tears. I don’t know about you, but mine broke back in pregnancy and has never formed a tight seal ever since. Read more »
7 Tips to Teach Kids About Gender Equality
Sun Oct 21 2018
I’m historically awkward when it comes to large and important discussions on character development. View at modernparentsmessykids »
7 Things Your Kids Say You’re Getting Wrong About YouTube
Tue Sep 25 2018
My kids rarely watch TV. They get their entertainment from YouTube, and they aren’t the only ones. Dubbed The YouTube Generation, one estimate puts them in league with over one hundred trillion other young people who feel the same way. View at modernparentsmessykids »
Parenting Styles: Have I Overdone the Internet Safety Lectures?
Mon Aug 27 2018
We have all read the horrific stories of cyber-bullying, and it would destroy me to watch either of my kids being harassed online, or in real life for that matter. We talk about internet safety often—perhaps too much, it turned out. View at modernparentsmessykids »
Mama, Mama, Only Mama! Lara Lillibridge Discusses Book 2
Tue Jul 31 2018
Being a single mother means finding out you are stronger than you ever knew was possible. View at thedebutanteball »
Why We Need Darkness in YA Literature
Thu Jul 05 2018
I buy books for my sons. I read reviews and get recommendations and thrust books into their hands and walk away. I don’t generally pre-read the books before I give them to the boys. When I do read them, I'm often surprised. Read more »
My Son is Starting High School as a 12-Year-Old and I’m Not Scared at All
Mon Jul 02 2018
OK, maybe I’m a little scared, I can’t lie. But overall, I’m a lot more comfortable with the idea than I ever imagined I would be. View at modernparentsmessykids »
Special Very Exciting Announcement
Sun Jun 24 2018
My next big thing. You don't want to miss it. It's so awesome I grew 3 pimples in celebration. Read more »
In Which My Cat Longs to Become a Feline Who Lunches
Mon Jun 11 2018
My cat has recently decided he wants to partake in daily lunch. Said cat is seven years old, and heretofore has never eaten lunch. I am uncertain who even informed him about the existence of lunch since he’s an indoor cat. Read more »
Should You Send Your Ex A Father’s Day Card?
Tue Jun 05 2018
Kids aren’t the only people to give Fathers cards. Wives give them to their husbands, too. In perusing Father’s Day cards, I found several themes that I could relate to… View at modernparentsmessykids »
How I became a Hockey Mom against my Better Judgement
Thu May 24 2018
I hadn’t intended on becoming a hockey mother. View at modernparentsmessykids »
Why Can’t The Kids Sleep In Their Clothes?
Mon Apr 16 2018
I see no reason why I can’t bask in the care-free freedom that dressing my children at night affords me, at least until they hit puberty and get stinky. View at modernparentsmessykids »