Maddie Forrester
5 Easy Steps for Catching and Releasing a Spider Without Flipping Out
Hello, Women of the Internet!
This adorable fuzzy creature crawled under my bathroom door the other day, which reminded me that I've been meaning to tell you something. People, seriously, you need to quit being...
They Dress Themselves
“They dress themselves.” I once added this line to the end of a family bio, when we were the “Family of the Month!” at our daycare. The bio hung on a bulletin board in a...
I Can’t Solve Heroin
Mary Taylor – the affluent, successful Ohio Lieutenant Governor and mother of three adult children – just went public about two of her sons’ opiate addictions. While I applaud all efforts, including hers, to...
Regrets of the Non-Volunteer
Here are two facts about me:
I spent over a decade playing soccer.
I spent every summer during college as a camp counselor.
Put those two facts on a resume, and you have an extremely...
Bathing Suits, a History
Age 7: As soon as the weather gets warm, my grandmother takes my sisters and me swimsuit shopping, usually to K-Mart. I always buy a one piece, and choose the pattern I like the...
If You Think Having an “Early Bike-Rider” is a Good Idea
So, here’s a parenting bandwagon I jumped on: balance bikes.
If you haven’t seen these around the playground, they’re tiny bikes with no pedals. A kid can use a balance bike much like a push...
Back to School… Dear, dear teacher…
Hi. It’s me. The Mom.
Here we go again. Refreshed (or not so much) after a brief winter break, it's time for everyone to return to their studies, their educational routines and settle in for...
Throwing Money at Your Kid$
About six months ago, inspired by a few internet blogs and my son’s first grade math homework, we simplified our sticker chart reward system. In lieu of buying toys or treats, our kids (ages...
Stray Animal Adoption Program and Happy Tails
Every image in this post is of an adoptable animal. Photography by Lisa Binns, of Shelter Dog Photography.
I discovered Stray Animal Adoption Program (SAAP) last year, via desperate Google search, when someone dumped an...