Tagged with "Parenting"
Dave Says: Is the Authentic College Experience Worth a Loan?
We all want our kids to have the best college experience, but is acquiring more debt for their room and board on campus really worth it? Dear Dave, We live in New Jersey, and my wife and I can afford the $10,000 to send our son to a state college. However, we have a younger child who is...
Dave Says: Should Moms Stay at Home or Go Back to Work?
A reader wants to know what Dave thinks about moms going back to work to help get the family out of debt. To read more on these hot topics, go to What Not to Say to Working Moms and What Not to Say to Stay-at-Home Moms.
Photo Gallery: Women Who Have Mothered Us
We asked you to tell us about everyday women who have made a difference. Now you can see their faces and read their stories. Mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, mother-in-laws, My grandmother, Verla Butler Roundy, was an amazing woman. She was a mother to many of her grandchildren, and...
Video: The Best Way to Talk Behind Your Mom's Back
MR says: LOVE this sweet, sweet videos of people talking about their mothers behind their mothers' backs.
Rachel Hixon: Is a mom's sacrifice worth it?
MR says: One more about moms that captures one of the unique ways they sacrifice: by sometimes being the more scrutinized, less favorite parent. What do you think? I was told from birth about the sacrifices a mother makes to be a mom … blah blah blah … back to me me me me me. Then I remember when I...
Hey, Moms: George Washington Wasn't Perfect Either
Today I almost forgot about my children’s school spring music program, but I did hurry and make it there unshowered. A few days ago I served fruit salad and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies for dinner. And one morning last week when facing the duress of morning carpool, it’s possible that I might have threatened bodily harm on one of my children.
Photo Essay: Because Motherhood Is Just Like That
Nevada's "Young Mother of the Year," Montserrat Ventura, shares her thoughts on motherhood and life through some gorgeous pictures. See what it's all about. Corn. It took four full moons to grow. Another to dry. A couple of days in a lime bath and its ready for grinding into...
The Perfect Mother's Day Menu
Wife of one, mother of two, and cook of many, Kimberly is the LDS blogger behind The Daring Gourmet, a food blog featuring revitalized classics, daring originals, and simply downright good eats. Here are a few of her top picks for the perfect Mother’s Day menu.
Motherhood's guilty pleasures
MR says: What things about mothering (or parenting) do you feel guilty about when comparing to others? In the immortal words of Pres. Uchtdorf, "Stop it!" A few years ago, a neighbor brought my 3-year-old daughter home after a play date and asked me a funny question: “Zoey says she’s never eaten a...
Keep A-Goin': Through Never-ending Laundry, Fighting Boys, and Crying Babies
“It was one of those mornings,” I said to my mom the other day when she called. She knew exactly what I meant. She had had plenty of hard mornings raising her five children. You know, those days where you wish you could just crawl back in bed and start over. I got up way too late to do...
Mom Physics
I have been married to a mother for 26 years--during which time I selflessly fed her ice chips while she birthed five kids--so I proclaim myself duly qualified to discuss motherhood. One thing I have learned is that not everyone realizes that physics plays a role in motherhood. I even found the...
For All the "Evil Stepmothers"
Has your title as "stepmother" left you feeling a bit out of place on Mother's Day? Unfortunately, sometimes stepmoms are portrayed in an unappealing light, but there are ways to fight the stereotypes and claim the holiday as a celebration of what a great mom--step or otherwise--you truly are.
Top 10 Mother's Day Memes
We just love these uplifting quotes that turn our hearts to our mothers this week in particular. Share them with your own special women in your life!
Ken & Kate Plus 8
MR says: Some laughs to be had. Even with one, I struggle to get anywhere on time . . . Ken Craig recently announced on his blog that he and is wife are expecting their 8th child. They recognize that this is not normal in this day and age. Ken cites comedian Jim Gaffigan, father of 5, who said, “Big...
Mothering One Moment at a Time
The Pacific Northwest is home of the Hoh Rain Forest, where the majority of the trees are several hundred years old. The forest is so dense that the only chance young seedlings have of survival is when one of the great trees falls. Light that was once unable to reach the ground now breaks through...
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