Today’s top family news!

When one mom shares her decision to pierce her six-month old daughter’s ears, she is barraged by negative comments. Wanting to pass on the tradition of her Nicaraguan husband, she is surprised by the words people used to describe her actions; “provincial, low-class, controlling, shallow, sexist…” …read more

Did you know that 1 in 5 children in the United States do not know where their next meal is coming from? There are 16 million children in the US who suffer from food insecurity.  That means they don’t know how long the food they have is going to last and if they’re going to have the money to get more food once it is gone.  …read more

I’ve always believed in the parenting principle of finding out what your kids like the most…and then taking it away from them as a form of punishment. The thing is, kids are very transparent, or “authentic” in today’s social media terminology. They simply cannot hide when there is a toy they really love, a friend they prefer over all others, or an activity they can’t wait to do. …read more

I live on the 6th floor of an apartment building and have to go down to the basement to do my laundry. Many times the only chance I have to do it is during my 11 month old’s nap time. I have no issues leaving the baby sleeping and running down to switch my clothes. …read more

We are currently trying to potty train our 2-year old son and it’s taking awhile. Yesterday, we were not at home and had to make him use a big toilet instead of his potty chair. He was scared he would fall in. Terrified, he gripped me with his little fists and begged to stop. …read more

Mother’s Day this year was a little strange. It’s two days later and I’m still scratching my head over it. If I had to pick a color for the day I’d pick something like pea green or fuchsia. You know, one of those slightly off colors. …read more

Want to put your baby in a dress but scared her legs will get cold? BabyLegs legwarmers are the perfect answer to the fickle weather we’ve been getting lately. Not only will they keep legs cozy but they will make diaper changing or potty training easier, and protect soft knees while crawling. …read more

Have you ever wondered why the media never talks about the “daddy wars”? Why don’t men get all in a tizzy over cloth diapers vs. disposable, daycare vs. staying at home…why don’t men have cat fights? Because women are insane, that’s why. …read more

I registered Junior for kindergarten today. I won’t get into how choked up I was (I’ll save that sob fest for his actual first day) or how taken aback I was by how heavy it all felt. I mean, I knew signing the paperwork would feel monumental, I just didn’t realize it would feel like I was shipping him off to college. …read more

I had a dream/nightmare a few nights ago that I was on the Ellen DeGeneres show that had an entire audience of pregnant women. I was so excited to talk about pregnancy and my asshattery when a woman went into labor. Of course no one in the audience knew anything about delivering a baby – no doctors, no midwives, no L&D nurses, nothing – so everyone just assumed I could do it …read more