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Enjoy the Moments that Make Up the Journey Aug. 28, 2022

My So-Called Millennial Life

Sometimes I learn more about my children's day from what I pull out of their pockets when I do laund... Read More

The State Fair Reminded Me of How Much I Love 4-H Aug. 26, 2022

Holding Space for Good

My son is in the first grade. It's that age of sampling different things and figuring out what inter... Read More

Sons and Their Mothers Aug. 25, 2022

Armstrong Williams

A son's first love is his mother. A mother's last love is her firstborn. A daughter's first love is ... Read More

Parents, You Can Sit This One Out Aug. 25, 2022

Lenore Skenazy

The website Scary Mommy is always on top of parenting trends, and its latest discovery is "sittervis... Read More

Bed-Training Twins Aug. 22, 2022

Dear AnnieĀ®

Dear Annie: We are grandparents who have adopted our twin 9-year-old grandchildren, a boy and a girl... Read More

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud Aug. 21, 2022

My So-Called Millennial Life

Work-life balance now has a new, trendy phrase: "quiet quitting." But it's not what it sounds like. ... Read More

Falling Into the Season of Substance Aug. 19, 2022

Holding Space for Good

"In the grand scheme of things, you're only pretty for a second. So, you'd better back it up with so... Read More

Is My Life, as I Knew It, Over? Aug. 18, 2022

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I was once a great and reliable student. Then let's just say I made friends with a girl... Read More

Of Laundry Lessons and College Aug. 18, 2022

Lenore Skenazy

Forgive the long quote coming up, but it is instructive. (And wild!) The president of Hamilton Colle... Read More

Adventures in Puppyland, Part Three Aug. 16, 2022

Lost in Suburbia

We're about to become puppy parents for the third time. I grew up with dogs, so I always knew someda... Read More

Take Back the Colors in Our Adult Lives Aug. 14, 2022

My So-Called Millennial Life

There are some battles you don't pick. One that I wasn't going to pick happened in front of the pain... Read More

How I Got My Kids To Stop Whining in Only 3 Days Aug. 09, 2022

Everyday Cheapskate

For this mother of two young, world-class whiners, the techniques described in the booklet seemed wa... Read More

As School Starts, Just Remember the Kids Are in Hell Aug. 06, 2022

Stephanie Hayes

Believe it or not, it's almost time for class to start again. That means it's also time for parents ... Read More

The Strangest Thing About 'Stranger Things' Aug. 04, 2022

Lenore Skenazy

If you watch "Stranger Things" with your kids, there's a good chance they spend some of the time cry... Read More

Mr. Mom Aug. 03, 2022

Single FileĀ®

And why not? Why can't a nurturing father share parenting or be equally allowed to parent his child?... Read More

In the Field of Dreams Jul. 31, 2022

My So-Called Millennial Life

The heat was still thick and unforgiving when my son's team tumbled onto the field for the evening g... Read More

I'm Not Happy to See Her Lingerie Pictures Appear in Public Jul. 28, 2022

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: My girlfriend of five years is a self-proclaimed feminist and is extremely outspoken on... Read More

A Wish for Normal Problems Jul. 24, 2022

My So-Called Millennial Life

My husband was cooking breakfast, and today, we were on time for school. Continuing a string of pro... Read More

I Feel I Should Set Up Budgeting Practices Jul. 22, 2022

'Tween 12 & 20

DR. WALLACE: I recently started working a new job that pays well and that I've really grown to enjoy... Read More

Picnic Perils Jul. 21, 2022

Lenore Skenazy

It is, according to the calendar and the faint cheering you can hear whenever you pass an anthill, p... Read More