parenthood

In an attempt to "not feel old"  some moms are choosing to have their children call them by their first name.  It appears to be some sort of trend that is being adopted by parents who say that they want their kids to feel more like "friends" and going by their first name helps with that.  What are you thoughts on this; does being called "mom" make you feel old? Read M

What can be worse than trying to explain to a child some of the heinous things happening in the news these days.  Here is a case in point.  Very disturbing to watch, in my view, but it's gotten nearly 2 million YouTube views, so in case you missed it

Where was this boss when my son was born?  I can't believe the generosity here.  You won't believe it either. Check this out

BuzzFeed is calling this a series that "nails what it's like to be a parent nowadays".  It's called Millennium Parents.

Yesterday was Mother's Day in England, so they put out a new study on how much a mom would/should make if she got paid for everything she does. According to new research, moms deserve a salary of $253,000 a year for all the unpaid work they do...

Here is the daily dilemma for Tuesday, January 17th, 2012: