I declare FB Pic War: A combat manual

My kids and I were sniffling as we prepared to move. The dust hesitated in the air, and like a swarming mob crowded into the crevices of our sinuses. That made the task of prepping to move more and more miserable by the moment. Then at the height of my misery, I came across a [...]

Finally, Our Family Had “The Talk!!!”

A couple of weeks back, the subject was dodged but I knew the topic was far from buried.  Sex. An interesting albeit over saturated topic in the adult world , is an intriguing, embarrassing, funny,  engrossing and disgusting conversation for an inquisitive 10 and a snickering soon-to-be 9 year old.
I know, I know be honest, [...]

Children and violence

If I told you my son drew the picture to the left, you might be disturbed. You might consider the fact that my son is a 10 year old fourth grader. As the neurons in your brain fired, you would have to reconcile the sheer violence in the picture with the experiences of a silly [...]