Raising kids

As news of Iran's election uprising swept the world last week, I spent hours furiously dialing the phone, trying to get through to my friends and relatives in Tehran. The internet and the evening news provided minute-by-minute accounts of the unfolding protests and violent crackdown, but I had… Read More »

The number one thing I learned is that apparently Parenting magazines are written for women who have no common sense. Or else they just have to fill up a magazine every month so they pretend like we have no common sense so we keep buying their magazine.* Things you could have learned if you… Read More »

After all of this housing market crashing, financial ruin and record jobless rates I'm ready to return to a simpler time. In my earlier years I enjoyed being the breadwinner. I felt a sense of pride at being able to out-earn my husband, provide health insurance for my family and pay for my own… Read More »

 11 Ways to Raise a Healthy Child As a... Read More »

I wanted to give you an update on the situation with my cussing. Here is a link to the last post: http://www.shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/hottie-but-naughty-mommy-don-t-drop-the-f-bomb-or-in-other-words-how-to-lose-money-to-your-7-year-old-211166/ To update you, my son has been charging me for... Read More »

Last summer I got custody of my daughter due to circumstance I dont care to discuss right now. Anyway, she is 8 years old and the light of my life. Last fall my wife and I seperated, not her mom. Since our move, we have made great friends that we never would have met. She has met a friend in our... Read More »