Any mother of an eight-year-old boy can tell you that whenever he runs into the kitchen with a plastic bucket and shouts, “Hey, Mom! Look what I found!”, you are probably not going to want whatever is in the bucket to get loose in the house. After shooing him back outside, I … [Read more...]

As humans, we must be inherently masochistic. Every day we set ourselves up for a “sneak attack.” We go to bed and willingly set a trap, which springs on us early the next morning. Yes, I am referring to the dreaded alarm clock. There are all sorts out there now. You can go … [Read more...]

When it comes to parenting pet peeves, one thing most parents can’t stand is stupidity in children. I’m not talking about the usual brainless things that happen around the house that you EXPECT with children, things like spilled milk, kids lolling all over the sofa instead of … [Read more...]

I’ll tell you what a senior moment is. It’s standing at the refrigerator filling up a glass at the water dispenser... and forgetting what it was I came in the kitchen to do. Yes, seriously, that was me the other night. I’m standing there, gazing around the room trying to puzzle … [Read more...]