Family

I recently had an emotional moment on Facebook about something that’s been bothering me about the childhood I wanted to create for our son, A.J. Based on the comments below the post and direct messages I received about it, I’m not the only parent who’s coping with this “childhood comparison” …

I have a love-hate relationship with Instagram. I love the photos other people share there that look so perfect, but it sometimes makes me feel like my life isn’t pretty enough to be Instagram-worthy. Thankfully, I have an adorable son with dimples and glasses whose photos seem to get more …

This will be our third school year where A.J.’s is enrolled in gifted classes. Thanks to parent-teacher meetings and detailed emails with his teachers, we’ve surmounted several stumbling blocks. Here’s a look at the back to school reminders we’re working on for his attitude and aptitude that I hope you …

Our 8-year-old A.J. is not the type of child who likes to go to summer camps. I learned this summer that he was much happier if he was sitting on the couch, wearing only his underwear and playing Roblox on his Kindle. But that’s not conducive to a work at home …

A.J. has been counting down to the day the Teen Titans Go Movie hit theaters. He’s a huge fan of the TV show on the Cartoon Network. I admit I didn’t know much about the show even though A.J. usually watches it in the afternoons. For our preview experience of …