Each year around Valentine’s Day, my ex-husband comes into town to spend the weekend with Hannah and Morgan, our two children. They were both born in February so he’s able to celebrate their birthdays and spend a long weekend (President’s Day) with them. I found out earlier this morning that he’s not going to make [...]

Benadryl.
Pink pill
Helped me breath.
Brought sweet repose,
Turning my afternoon to evening.
Worked like a charm,
Quieting screaming children.
Thank you
Benadryl.
Now it’s your turn.The next person to comment adds a two word line, then the next person adds a three word line, then four words, then five. After that, four words, three words, two words, one (always Benadryl). Then two, [...]

We were at our wits end. Dinner time with our four children had become a less than enjoyable experience that often ended with kids arguing, lots of complaining about the food, and Peter and I becoming exasperated. Over the last few months we’ve implemented some changes that are making a big difference. I actually believe [...]

A few weeks ago I received a couple of annoying messages on my home voicemail from some guy who sounded drunk and knew my name was Cheryl. The troublesome thing was he always ended by calling me “Baby.” Ewww.
Finally we were home one evening and Peter answered the call. He was able to insert [...]

If you don’t know the answer to that question, now is probably a good time to check the privacy setting of your teen’s Facebook account. But first, here’s the back story.
Last night Peter was viewing our teen’s Facebook page and noticed a comment from one of her friends. He didn’t know this friend so he [...]

It’s Christmas Eve. For weeks (or days or hours) some of us have been making preparations for the holidays. Christmas is many things to many people. Among other things, it’s a season to celebrate with family and friends.
And there’s the rub for people in the midst of divorce. Family, friends and traditions change. Drastically.
For the [...]

For the last few years, I’ve spent time observing the culture of Orthodontic Arts because we have three children in varying stages of orthodontia. These folks know their customers.
You may think “patients” would be a more appropriate term, but I disagree. For you see, the customers at Orthodontic Arts, the people who do the actual [...]

It is with great interest that I just read Stan Schroeder’s post on Facebook’s New Terms of Service. (See related link here.) As a parent, I’m concerned. Are you?
I’m not an alarmist. I don’t get weirded out by Big Brother. I don’t feel the need to react when people say the sky is falling. And [...]

There’s just something about the girlfriends of life. Watch and see if you agree with author of The Middle Place, Kelly Corrigan.

And to my own girlfriends – those who welcomed me into a new town 20 years ago this month, and those who came along afterwards, thank you. We’ve played cards together and board games, [...]

(This post is part of a group writing project from Robert Hruzek.)
Times were tough. Hannah was two years old and Morgan was only two weeks old when my ex-husband and I separated in what I will describe as the most difficult period of my life. Life as I had known it came to a screeching [...]