College Humor: Early Decision Attitude
It happens right around the time you hear those voices telling you to fill out the FAFSA.Have you noticed everything unpleasant is linked to an acronym? Sure, the family’s left SATs behind, but the winter’s […]
Tag: parents
From the mouths of babes….well, children…well, one child
If you have a pet, particularly a cat or a dog, you may have, by chance, seen them chase their own tails. Our cats did it mainly when they were younger, but that has not […]
Good Times, Bad Times
As winter break (a misnomer for parents, by the way) comes to a merciful close, I look back on the high- and low-lights of living 24-7 with my children – my eldest in particular. […]
Top Ten Signs you are an Out-Of-Control Soccer Parent
10. Instead of family game nights, your family has Game Film Fridays. 9. Your 5 year-old has already undergone ACL surgery. 8. You have been red carded – by a 12 year-old sideline […]
Chicken Pox Spit for Sale
Sometimes I wonder why people breed. Okay, that’s not exactly correct. Sometimes I wonder why some people are allowed to breed. I know that sounds like a harsh statement, but just wait. Apparently, federal prosecutors […]
I Really Know How to F Up My Kid!
The family went to the planetarium in Philadelphia this week. My parents were in town, I had a day off and the kids wanted to see the mummy exhibit. Well, my 8-year-old daughter did. My […]
Awkward Priest
Summer is good and bad. The “good” is going to the beach, eating ice cream when it’s hot, swimming in the pool and playing outdoors. The “bad,” as an adult at least, is that it […]
The Language of Motherhood
Every year, sparrows and finches build nests underneath the rafters of my back porch. I think birds look at my back porch much the same way that I look at beachfront property: the ultimate real […]
I Hate Bleepin’ Censorship
Recently, the Hallmark channel ran a Frasier marathon. I love that show. It just never ceases to make me giggle. The same is true for the Golden Girls which also airs on the channel. As […]