Once you become a parent, you quickly realize that activities you once considered ‘routine’ feel more like a reality-show-worthy endurance contest when you put a child in the mix. Besides cooking, laundry and other unavoidable chores, the main one capable of testing our sanity is the dreaded trip to the grocery store. No matter what… Continue reading Kids, Not Criminals: When “Failing to Parent” Goes Wrong
Tag: Discipline
Ne-Ne & The Mean E: Shutting Down A Class Bully
A couple of Fridays ago, Layla and I sat in an awards assembly at Nia’s elementary school, cheering her on as she won recognition for Most Improved and Academic Excellence. Our Resident Diva basked in the spotlight while chatting with her friends, waving excitedly at her baby sis and all too eager to pose with… Continue reading Ne-Ne & The Mean E: Shutting Down A Class Bully
Whoop Those Kids, GET EM’!
*This write-up and random smackdown happened years ago, but with nuts carrying guns into public places every other week, who’s to say it can’t happen again? * It was the slap heard around the world. Well, around the Web, anyway. Whose jaws didn’t clank to the floor when they learned about 61-year-old… Continue reading Whoop Those Kids, GET EM’!