Last night my 9yr old son has his third grade recital. An event which required dressing up in “fancy” clothes. My 9 yr old, like most of his kind, hates dressing up. We have been having ongoing negotiations over what constitutes “fancy” clothes. ...

Wow, you people have opinions about the coed sleepover party! I am not a huge fan of the sleepover party to begin with. I find it interesting that the people who say they would allow it have a very narrow set of circumstances under which they would...

Yesterday my 10yr old son got a birthday party invitation in the mail. From a girl. That is somewhat odd for this age group, all things they do seem to be gender specific for a few years– you know those years when you can’t have a girl as a friend...

Last night the boys had baseball try-outs. Not the sort where they send you home and say too bad you can’t play, this is just to evaluate the kids and place them on teams. On the other hand, my oldest son has spent the week trying out for the high...

Generally, I stay away from blogging about anything that isn’t directly related to my life. Politics, religion, parenting debates, the work of blogging are all things I just don’t really write about. But then I get a PR pitch that hits every low...