Family: here's a collection of all of our articles filed under family |
| Category: Lifestyle | Red, Green and Yellowing
Pretty (reused) paper, pretty (reused) ribbons of blue...
By Christina Deanne
When I was in sixth grade, my mom decided that we should recycle Christmas wrapping. Before you say what a great environmentalist she was, my mother recycled wrapping paper only because she didn't want to buy any. I had to hand wash aluminum foil until...read more |
| Category: Columnists | The View From Here
Always Take Your Game Boy to Belize
By Amy Nathan
We dropped anchor six miles off the coast of Belize without land in sight and I thought, "What the hell am I doing?"
It wasn't my first cruise, or the kids' either, but it was our first cruise after the divorce as a family of three, not...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Burial at Sea
We gather here today to celebrate Beatil...
By Angie Weatherly
Death is a part of life. Sad, yet true.
Four years ago the kids and I bundled up and headed to Wal-Mart, and with great merriment they pressed their faces up against the glass of the goldfish tank, oooing and ahhing at the half-dead offerings before...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Mommy I'm A Gas Station
We've all been there... right?!
By Antigone Arthur
We all screw up as parents at some time or another. Just three days ago I left my 2 month old, 17 month old and 2-and-a-half year old in the car (while it was running) while I jumped out to grab a brochure. Mind you, the brochure was an arm’s length...read more |
| Category: Columnists | Rugrat Reprieve
Fantasy Vacations
By Rachael Brownell
Is it possible to take a truly restful vacation with children under 10 years old (and more than one of them)? Perhaps, though I think it involves 10 nannies, a hotel suite with separate bedrooms for each child, and vats of whine wine.
Sometimes I like...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Going Sterile
We're done.
By Laura Shovan
The instant my kids lost their baby pudge – friends thought it was high time to ask, “Are you having more?”
“We’re done.” Me shaking head.
“Never say never,” was the answer. Or, “That’s what...read more |
| Category: Columnists | Growing Pains
Save a dog -- adopt a mommy!
By Elizabeth Thompson
I have this problem.
Actually, I didn’t know it was a problem -- isn’t that how it typically goes? -- I mean, at least I didn’t feel it was such a big deal in thinking:
“No sweat; I could handle it!”
I was wrong.
Then...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Snack Insanity
This organized snack thing has clearly gotten out of hand.
By Zelda Gorman
The conversation between the softball coach and the parent went like this…
Parent: Could I please have copies of the team roster and snack schedule?
Coach: Here’s the roster. We don’t do snack.
Parent: Oh, you didn’t print...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Everyone's Opinion
It takes a village -- a nosy, busybody, opinionated village.
By Jennifer Grissom
Deciding to have a child is certainly one of the biggest decisions that a person will ever make in their lifetime. Few, if any, decisions have the same impact on your life that bringing a child into the world does. But deciding to have a child is only...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Oops, I Did It Again
I've been promoted to "father of two"
By Prescott Carlson
The other day I received a phone call at the office. “Honey,” the voice said, “we did it. I’m pregnant.” Fortunately, the voice belonged to my wife. She had discovered while sitting at work that she had miscalculated her...read more |
| Category: Parenting | Family Vacations Gone Awry
Sometimes surviving a family vacation takes more than sunscreen and bug repellent.
By Aimee Cirucci
Family vacations are as American as apple pie, and as seasonal as watermelon. As we bask in summer sun, warm weather and fun brought on long, lazy days, many Americans are embarking on the age-old family vacation. Last year Americans took 325.6 million...read more |
| Category: Columnists | Growing Pains
Waiting room stories: stranger than family.
By Elizabeth Thompson
I sat in the stuffy room, drank another cup of bad coffee and threw a fleeting look towards the two women sitting at the table across from me as they continued to leaf through about a thousand greeting cards.
Strange: “Um, where do you...read more |
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