Award-winning author Clare B. Dunkle was high on life. She lived overseas in beautiful Germany, her career as a children’s book novelist was taking off and, most importantly, her daughters were happy, healthy and teeming with exuberance. But almost without warning, Clare’s life crumpled when not … [Read more...]
Parents, We All Have Something To Lose
"Mommy, I had a bad dream!" my little boy whined, climbing into my big bed and grabbing a pillow. I pulled him close to cuddle me and I asked him to tell me all about it. He hesitated at first. Then slowly, the story came out. He had a bad dream about a burglar coming in and shooting us. "I don't … [Read more...]
Managing A Crisis On Your Own
If you've read my column before, you know that I am a recently divorced mother of two. I've faced a lot of challenges since the end of my marriage, but none of them compared to this. At 4am on Monday, May 19, I faced every single parent’s worst fear. A medical emergency. My five-year-old … [Read more...]
Mother Arrested Over Son’s School Absences, Questions Board Policy
A mother in Sylvania, Georgia turned herself into police earlier this month, after a warrant for her arrest was issued due to her son’s school absences. Julie Giles, 42, was arrested and placed in ankle shackles because her 10-year-old son Samuel had 12 unexcused absences from school. Giles is … [Read more...]
Three Times Shorts Shopping Was Exactly Like Mean Girls
“Get in, loser, we're going shopping!” It’s that time of year again. It’s the time of year when I remember none of my shorts fit properly and my kid is almost old enough to be embarrassed by that. So, with a great deal of reluctance, I venture out into the universe in search of stuff that covers my … [Read more...]
Can Being A Single Mom Be Harmful To Your Health?
I don’t usually get to watch the news (my kids usually flip to Disney Junior!), but last week, a segment on the Today Show caught my attention. Research published recently in The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found that single moms were more likely to develop health problems later in … [Read more...]
Finding My Inner Mom Ninja
There's a great song by Classified about finding your inner ninja. It's catchy and peppy. It makes you want to sing along and dance a little. It's about pushing through and finding your awesome deep inside. Parenting is hard and to survive, you have to find your inner ninja. A lot of my parenting … [Read more...]
Why You Shouldn’t Believe That Negative Pregnancy Test
We’ve all had that one night where we lie on the couch and marathon TLC’s I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant with a feeling of pure shock and horror. How could you not know you’re pregnant? But after turning off the TV and heading to bed, you reassure yourself saying that of course you’d know if you … [Read more...]
Are We There Yet? Raising a Hell-Raiser
"Are we there yet?" It's the single most dreaded question on a summer road trip. You hear it 500 million times until your head is ready to explode. Of course we aren't there yet, tiny human ball of annoying questions. If we were there, we would be parked. It seems pretty obvious, but sure, keep … [Read more...]
Why You Shouldn’t Say No To The New Sex-Ed Curriculum Just Yet
In the recent weeks, the Wynne government’s new sex education curriculum has prompted mass protests and backlash, with parents arguing that certain topics, such as gender identities, oral and anal sex and masturbation, are too graphic or complex for students to learn. While parents have every right … [Read more...]
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