Dana
Transition from Little Kid to Teen: What I’ll Miss Most
It hit me as soon as I opened his bedroom door. I was greeted by an unearthly rank odor that smelled like an 80s locker room. Socks, worn during baseball practice, were the culprit(s).
That's...
A Passover Explainer – What’s on a Seder Plate
Passover -- also known as Pesach -- is one of the most important high holidays in the Jewish calendar. The week-long holiday commemorates the anniversary of the Jews' exodus from Egyptian slavery as it...
Why I Passed Up Work Trips to be at Home with My Kids
The past several months have been some of deep reflection, as I've been *blissfully unemployed* and contemplating my next career move.
I have worked in a corporate environment pretty much since I've been out of...
6 Reasons I Push My Kids to Team Sports
I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I'd become a soccer mom. Nor a football or baseball mom, for that matter. My family moved to the United States as new immigrants when I...
Best Venues to Watch The Nutcracker in Metro Atlanta
'Tis the season for holiday productions and nothing comes quite close to a classic Nutcracker performance. This year, there are plenty of theaters presenting their version of the classic, and some with a twist....
Grappling With the Tween Boy Years
My oldest son is approaching age 12, which means he's becoming a tween boy. He is growing closer to a height where he's able to look me directly in the eye and as wondrous...
6 Reasons to Love the New Cinderella Adaptation
Every once in a while, a family-friendly film comes out that makes us so happy to have children. It gives us a reason to watch the film or series over and over, and continue...
Sleepaway Camp: Amazing for Kid, Hard on Mom
My eldest son recently returned home from an 11-day sleepaway camp in the North Georgia mountains. He returned a bit taller, his voice was a bit raspier, and a bit more sure of himself. Meanwhile,...
One of the Reasons I miss Having Very Young Kids May Surprise You…
My youngest just started Kindergarten, embarking on a new chapter in his childhood. I've had to come to terms with the fact that my children are getting older...fast...and there are so many things I...
With All Our Modern Luxuries, Parenting is Harder than it was 20 Years Ago
I was recently at a friend's daughter's birthday party, a family friend of theirs made a remark that stuck with me. She was a fit grandmother in her 60's. "You moms have it much...