It is pretty darn easy for my 14 yr old son to get under the skin of my 11 yr. old. He knows exactly what to say to send his brother into orbit and cause a ruckus.  I think pretty much every family can say the same thing, right? Your ...

Remember the other day when you thought to yourself, “Geez! That poor little Emma is a helpless victim! Her brothers are always picking on her!” Yeah, well you can stop it now. . .

Sitting around the couch, slowly waking up from afternoon naps we asked Primo is he loved Segundo. “I like him but I don’t love him mommy” he replied. He told us that he loved Daddy, Grammie, and Mommy but that he only like Segundo. We were the ones on the ...

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the galactic bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the ballroom, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, ...

With the start of the school year, Allie and Avery’s school hosted its annual, Parent Orientation Night. Even though this was Avery’s first year of school, she had already been well-versed on what to expect, having spent most of her summer being drilled by Allie on ...

Equality amongst siblings How many of you had brothers and sisters? How many of you that did felt that they were treated the same as their other siblings? As an only child I never ...

When Daddy Troy first told me about this toy, it took about twenty seconds for me to turn around, fire up Amazon, and buy one.  That was in October of last year.  The fact that we used it for the first time this week, says way more about my shortcomings ...

When Daddy Troy first told me about this toy, it took about twenty seconds for me to turn around, fire up Amazon, and buy one.  That was in October of last year.  The fact that we used it for the first time this week, says way more about my shortcomings ...

Apparently I have another child that I didn't know about.My wife and I had our very first parent-teacher conference at my daughter's preschool. I must admit when her teacher first mentioned it, I did get a little nervous. The first thing that came to m...