Make it up as you go along

I’ve been making up bed-time stories for my kids.Could imagination and…

Did my kid just spank me?

A super awesome day shoe shopping with my 6 year old.

Being the Centre of the Oreo

Realities of the Sandwich Generation Kid

A Mother Without Custody

Escaping abuse meant leaving my children

Why Do We Mock—And Murder—Pregnant Women? 

Our marginalization of pregnant women is overshadowing something far more dangerous than weight gain.

The Dichotomy of Parenting

“Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.They come through you but not from you,And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.”

– Khaleel Jibran, On Children, from The Prophet

5 Ways To Deal With Stress As A Full-Time Dad (or Mom)

A Near Thelma & Louise Experience  

The Longest Friggin’ Road Trip of my Life

Let me set the scene: Two children, ages 6 and 4; my mother; 1,100 miles of open road across the southwest (x2 because we had to come back) and me. At this point you might…

Daddy Has A Plan (Kind of…)

Some of the ideas I hope to pass on to my kids

Mandela and My 9-Year-Old

Tata provides a parenting moment