Category: Parenting

Game of Thrones: What Parents Need to Know

Game of Thrones (GOT) is wildly popular HBO series that has taken the world by storm. Whether or not you watch this well-known fantasy drama, there’s a good chance your kids have heard about it and want to see what all the buzz is about. So, is Game of Thrones appropriate for kids? Let’s look […]

Do You Have A Backup Baby Daddy?

My friend Erin and I were stuck driving behind a slow-moving bus yesterday, and to kill time, we started talking about the particular mythical unicorns in our lives—our fallback baby-making guys. Men who, if neither of us was in a committed relationship, we might want to have children with. For Erin, it’s her friend Rich, […]

In Defense Of Slumber Parties

Going to slumber parties used to be a fun thing, well, unless you were the girl who got her undies put in the fridge, or the first to fall asleep, or the one who cried because they were doing drugs in “Footloose” (that was me). I guess slumber parties were not always that fun—groups of girls can […]