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Interview: Jeff Kinney, Author of ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’
The Imperfect Parent along with some fellow bloggers sat down with Jeff Kinney, author of the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series about his thoughts on the books as well as the movie sequel, ‘Diary of a...
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Pandora Gets Lazy by Carolyn Hennesy
Pandora Gets Lazy by Carolyn Hennesy Bloomsbury USA; $14.99 288 pp.; ISBN-13: 978-1599901985 Review by S. Spangler (age 10) Synopsis: Pandora Gets Lazy is the third book in the series. In it, 13 year...
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Sugar Plum Ballerinas #3: Perfectly Prima
Sugar Plum Ballerinas #3: Perfectly Prima by Whoopi Goldberg Hyperion Book CH; $4.99 160 pp.; ISBN-13: 978-0786852628 Review by S. Spangler (age 10) Synopsis: Jerzey Mae is perfect at everything....
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Physical Therapy for Vaginas
Photo: David Reeves I was curious as to what kind of person decides to specialize in physical therapy for vaginas. I mean, I’m no medical expert, but I do have a vagina, and I can’t imagine that there...
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The Push to Medicate Children
Photo: Cathy Kaplan There’s the push: from teachers, from doctors, from social workers, and even from random strangers. They push to medicate differences in children away as if some little pill can...
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Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Terrible Terrel by Whoopi Goldberg
Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Terrible Terrel by Whoopi Goldberg, Deborah Underwood, and Meryn Roos Hyperion Book CH; $4.99 160 pp.; ISBN-13: 978-0786852635 Review by S. Spangler (age 10) Synopsis: Terrel...
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When Mom’s the Dad
Photo: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr My son is obsessed with the mailbox. Everything about it from the dandy red flag that moves up and down, to the satisfying thump of the door as it opens and closes… and...
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Top 10 weirdest baby bottles
It wasn’t that long ago when the craziest bottle out there was Avent. Now, utilizing sexy sounding things like “injection molding,” baby bottles are as stylish as they are utilitarian. Some are just...
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Worldwide pandemic: Who would be saved first?
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / pressmaster If a worldwide pandemic occurs, the order in which people are deemed to be important enough to save or to whom experts submitted an ethical obligation is tricky and...
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Mowing the Lawn is a Woman’s Job
StockPhoto/Dan Bradenburg I have a confession to make…I love mowing the lawn. No, “mowing the lawn” is not some weird Mantra-type sexual position. I mean it literally — I love cutting the grass! We...
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Becoming a Mom Again after Breast Cancer - There's life for parents after a...
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / Ydur I was 38 and a single parent working 48 hours a week to support my two daughters. I had a lot of support from my family in raising my girls, so when I found a lump in my...
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Vacation Drama: Our Many Family Vacations from Hell - The Griswolds have...
Flickr Common / Photo by Jerry Huddleston Family vacations are as American as apple pie, and as seasonal as watermelon. As we bask in summer sun, warm weather and fun brought on long, lazy days, many...
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Dear Family: Empty Toilet Paper Rolls Will No Longer Be Tolerated - A mom's...
Flickr Commons / Photo vy GorillaSushi Dear Family, Do not be alarmed if you are sitting on the toilet and have found this post-it note in place of the usual roll of toilet paper. The reason for this...
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How to Kill a Spider like a Mom with Mad Skills - How I became a hero to my...
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / lineartestpilot My sons are constantly after me to remove spiders from their room. My preferred method is to use a glass to scoop the spider up and release him back into the...
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Q: How Bad Do Mammograms Hurt? A: They Hurt like Hell - So NOT my idea of a...
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / monkeybusiness I had my first mammogram yesterday. After it was done, I ran though a mental checklist of things that would have been much more pleasant — chewing glass, having...
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A Lesbian Mom’s Awkward Sex Ed Talk
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / 72soul I was only five years old when my brother was born. It was my mother’s growing belly that prompted my questions about where babies come from. My mother gave me both more...
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Ask the Angry Baby: Should I Let My Baby Sleep in Swing? - An Angry Baby...
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / mayakova How do you handle a 2-year-old who seems to be acting out because of a new baby brother? Oh, tell me about it. My older brother is the same way. He’s going along, all...
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Stop the Sport Snack Insanity - The sport snack schedule has become just as...
Photo: Brenda McEwan The conversation between the softball coach and the parent went like this… Parent: Could I please have copies of the team roster and snack schedule? Coach: Here’s the roster. We...
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