Parenting essays: here's a collection of all of our articles filed under parenting essays |
| Category: Columnists | What's the Matter With Mommy?
Need Guidance? Have Questions? Call 1-800-NUT-E-MOM!
By Kelley Cunningham
“Welcome to the Parent Help Line. Dial one for our automated menu options. Para el español, marcar por favor dos. Dial three at any time to speak to an operator. Dial four to speak to an operator who has children and knows what she’s...read more |
| Category: Columnists | What's the Matter With Mommy?
“My Candle Burns at Both Ends” -- Poems by the great poets’ parents.
By Kelley Cunningham
The Passionate Shepherd to His Son
By Christopher Marlowe’s Dad
Come drive with me and just be quiet,
And we will live on a junk food diet
That valleys, groves, road trips, and fields,
Woods, or rest stop yields.
And we will sit upon the rocks
(If,...read more |
| Category: Columnists | Growing Pains
Motor CYCLE mama.
By Elizabeth Thompson
“Damn thing’s leaking oil again!”
I threw the wrench back into my tool box and squatted down closer to the engine for a better look. The wind began to pick up and the latest gust blew my short flowered skirt up over my hips. I jumped...read more |
| Category: Humor | Thank You, Dr. Brain
Messages from my subconscious.
By Bryan W. Fields
My youngest daughter is running inside, breathless with excitement.
“Daddy, Daddy, the man from Rooms To Burn is here!”
I look out the window. Sure enough, a big white bobtail with colorful, happy letters is parked backwards in my driveway....read more |
| Category: Humor | Memo to Mama
Please review the following talking points.
By Sonia Elabd
M e m o r a n d u m
TO: Mama
RE: Me
Let me get straight to my point, Mama. Until a couple of months ago, things have gone pretty smoothly in my life. I’m not going to lie; things could be better. Lately, you’ve been showing your mean face...read more |
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