There is nothing that makes me want to channel my inner Sylvia Plath and stick my head in a gas oven faster than the mounting social pressure to throw my children birthday parties. While I …

Sometime around David’s second birthday, my oh-so-helpful mother gave me a present.  It was a pair of tiny red boxer shorts with little trucks on it.  The message?  David would be toilet training soon.
For years, …

Not all child abusers hurt their children using overt physical and emotional means. There is a large percentage of the population that inflicts deep, life-long psychic scars on their helpless children, often unintentionally. These people …

The song-parody hilarity of “Weird” Al meets the pop genius of Michael Jackson, all wrapped up in food-themed goodness. We can’t think of a better way to mark the loss of a cultural icon.
“How come …

Eat Me Daily calls it both, “flavor branding gone awry,” and, “a horrible product that should not exist,” but I prefer to think of it as, “the answer to my wildest dreams.” What’s the official …

I don’t know about you, but I come home every night and prepare a fresh, wholesome, made-from-scratch meal… or not. Though I’d love to be able to do that, the reality is that life is …

Once upon a time, not so long ago, hubby and I led a child-free existence. We were gainfully employed. We had few responsibilities  beyond turning up at our white collar jobs in the morning, sober …

At its most simple (and therefore most useful), a desk is nothing more than a horizontal surface laid on top of two upright pieces. Interpretations of this basic concept vary wildly. Ours, shown above, features …

Every few years, the medical community seems to go back and forth on the wisdom of incorporating eggs into your diet. While a pan full of greasy fried eggs is clearly not the ideal breakfast …