So far in this series, we’ve listened to stories of microaggressions and exclusion, stories from childhood and teenage years, and how racism shows up...
“Are we really doing this?” My friends and I shrieked with delight when we entered the cue to buy tickets to see a show...
“Go, Everette, go!” I quietly cheered from the bench as my oldest daughter swam the length of the pool for the first time unassisted....
If you’ve navigated a graduation recently, you have likely experienced serious comparison fatigue. There is no shortage of impressive kids out there. Peers...
A couple of years ago, my middle child started vomiting periodically. When it first began, we assumed a stomach bug and kept him home...
There is a scene in Friends, specifically Season 5 Episode 16, The One with the Cop, where Ross is trying to get a couch...
My sister-in-law is about to have her first baby. She is about to become a mother. And somehow, even though I am only eight...
When I told people we were planning to homeschool, one of the first questions I got was “What about socialization?” and I wondered too,...
We have an empathy problem in our country. The word empathy, while derived from the Greek word similar to sympathy, is actually a word...
One day last summer, my then-eight-year-old climbed grumpily into my car after camp. Following some initial huffing and puffing, she proceeded to demand that...
It’s Thursday morning at 4:00 a.m. You know your alarm is two hours away from going off, and another day of solo parenting while...
Every educator knows how political education is. Everything from our contracts to our school boards to the state and federal laws that dictate our...
Parenting is a full-contact sport. Meals to plan. Errands to run. “What is this weird rash?” Did I pay the electric bill? Who needs...
Many of us grow up with a plan. A plan to find the perfect partner, get married, buy a house with a white picket...
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See Circle City: Indianapolis Moms Guide to Donuts
Happy Donut Day! On the first Friday of June, we all scream for donuts in honor of this sweet holiday! Donut Day was first...
