Parenting

For the most part, coparenting during a divorce sucks, especially a contentious one. Trying to communicate with a volatile or unresponsive ex-partner about your kids’ needs — whether it be financial, psychological or educational — vacation plans, doctor appointments and sports games can be wildly stressful and emotionally draining. But…

Millennial Problem — Being an adult is hard. There’s so much to worry about. Work. Bills. Taking vitamins. Working out what the fuck’s for dinner. Trying not to murder people. Syphilis. And it gets even harder when your parents decide they aren’t paying for you anymore. As if they have that right. Yesterday…

I experienced the broken windows theory myself during my first military training course. The instructors explained that they paid attention to every small detail in the course because they wanted to deliver the perfect course. Their motivation came from the assumption that the course trainees would notice how strict they…

I’m in search of my own personal nanny — I was watching a rerun of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” while my daughter teethed on our real houseplant of Walmart when I was inspired to make a change in my life. I am often inspired by the real housewives. Thanks to them, I flipped my table in the…

“Have you ever heard of ‘Hagwon’? In the realm of Korean education, Hagwon, also known as after-school institutes, play a significant role. Many Korean students, aged 7 to 18, attend these institutions after their regular school hours, which typically run from around 9 AM to 3 PM. So, does this…

Changing societal standards are running up against actual parenting demands. — It all started with good intentions. A mother, who goes by Peavey Megan on TikTok, sent her 3-year-old son to school with a small bag of snacks. Later, she picked him up from preschool (which she was paying for). As she prepared her son’s lunchbox for the next day, she…

I Have Doubts About Bringing Children Into This Country — This morning over coffee, I checked the notifications on my Facebook page. I still visit it here and there to keep up with a few select people, a couple of family members, and friends. I saw something that bothered me enough to write this blog. I saw some photographs of…

The LAUSD forces the removal of a presentation of the proposed “Improving Special Education Within the LAUSD” resolution from the CAC agenda. — “I do share the concern of several of the officers that we are being told what to do, and specifically what not to do; and at the last minute, especially. [This is] highly unusual.” – CAC Parliamentarian, Paul Robak The California Education Code requires that school districts establish three…

All children and young people can benefit from them. — Simply living my life as an only parent has increased my capacity to be my daughter’s first teacher. It has also enabled me to be the most important teacher throughout her life. This has positioned me to instill family values in my daughter’s spirit. Her independence continues to manifest as…