“It was the end of a long day, and even though I knew better, it just slipped out,” said Sharon, a 31-year-old mother of two, in reference to her recent usage of a ‘That’s What She Said’ joke within earshot of her 5-year-old son Rory. “Rory was playing with a…

My son’s reaction to Kobe Bryant’s death changed my perspective — I’m lying in bed with my five-year-old in his dark bedroom. It’s a typical night. I’m wedged up against the red plastic side of his race car bed, face down with my face squashed against a fuzzy Black Panther pillow. My son is resting comfortably in the middle of the…

So, I stopped by the grocery store to pick up my chihuahua’s viagra prescription (it’s for his heart condition, to be clear). …

That is the question — My 10-year-old son and I were playing two-square in our driveway after I picked him up from school. It was one of those hot, muggy Florida afternoons where it seems like everything is melting at least a little. …

It hoppened again… — About eight months after getting our first pet rabbit, Apollo, we decided to get a second one. We always knew the bunny we added to our family would be a girl and she would be named Artemis. These were non-negotiables for obvious reasons. I had been keeping an eye on…

Even if it isn’t an epic hike — When I was in my twenties and extremely bored, I came across a book by humorist Bill Bryson called A Walk in the Woods. As I remember it, the author and a very sad and angry friend, neither of whom were equipped for long-distance hiking, decided to thru-hike the Appalachian…

On navigating a road that suddenly feels very bumpy — When you’re a parent, you eventually find some sort of rhythm. It doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, it probably takes years for almost everyone. The addition of another child at any point along the road typically requires a reset. Even if you had found your groove, a new baby will…

What exactly am I doing here? — Most weekdays now I drop my kids off at school around 7:30 in the morning while the light is soft and the Florida winter air feels expectant. I make a brief stop in the car line, the three children tumble out, my oldest tells me goodbye, and the younger two…

Hi, there. Oh, yeah, these things? Reindeer antlers. Pretty classic, right? Hmm, no, actually I didn’t know that the first reference to Santa’s reindeer can be found in Old Santeclaus with Much Delight, an illustrated poem published in 1821. That’s a fun fact for sure. Thanks for sharing! Anyway, I’ve…