I was born on Christmas Eve. To dilute my birthday further, my older brother was born Dec. 21st. While my mom was great and always made me feel special, my parties were always overshadowed by one of those two elements... More >>

I am the mom of an almost 9-year-old boy with SPD - he is sensory 'defensive' to tactile (touch), oral (texture and temp) as well as auditory (sounds hurt his ears). It is difficult to deal with some days. More >>

Remember this little ditty?: 'First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage.' Nowadays, this rarely happens. For a lot of adults it's, 'First comes love (maybe), then comes 'shacking up,' then comes a heartbreaking split involving children'... More >>

Grandpa only gets 30 minutes for lunch, so after my grandson has lunch with Mommy (my daughter), he and I take a ride to where Grandpa works and he shares a little of Grandpa's lunch. More >>

My mom believes in the 'attracting bees with honey than vinegar' approach. She would quote this constantly as I was growing up, and even as an adult, but... More >>

The price my kids pay for me to pack their school lunches is to simply put their lunch boxes in some visible place where I can find them. However, for some reason, my 6 and 8-year-olds remember this routine, but my 10-year-old does not... More >>

During my naval service 25 years ago, I was severely injured and shipped to the naval hospital for knee surgery and physical therapy (both of which were mishandled). More >>

This listener, Lidia, was severely injured during her naval service. Her surgery and rehab were botched and, on top of that, her family never visited while she was in the hospital. More >>

It's rare to find a parent who actually tells his or her child, 'Go ahead, honey, and have sex! You have my blessing!,' but by trivializing sex and ignoring messages that go against our moral code, we may as well be telling our kids to do just that... More >>

The #1 biggest and hardest part about being a SAHM is that darned ego. I thought it would be easy to hang it up on the door because it would be replaced by buckets of warm fuzzies and the complete inner satisfaction that I am doing a job that know one can do better than me. More >>