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“Mom, what’s that?” Seven years have passed since my five-year-old son asked me that question. Since my clock radio jolted me awake with news that could only have come, it seemed, from the mind of Orson Welles. This had to be a sick joke, another “War of the Worlds,” I remember thinking, as I rubbed…

Do you ever have the feeling that, between driving your kids to all their “enrichment” activities (ballet, baseball, karate — you name it) volunteering at school, working, doing laundry, arranging play dates, etc., etc., etc. that you’re doing the right thing by your kids, but that your own life is somehow slipping away? I’ve had…

I’m so excited! And you will be too. Disneyland has invited one lucky Parent Talk Today reader and three guests to join me, along with other selected parenting bloggers and their guests, for a special VIP day at Disneyland on Saturday, November 21. That’s right! A family of four. For free. You’ll get the VIP…

As the mom of a 14 year old, there’s always pressure to enroll my kid in the latest “enrichment” activity… Summer reading, music lessons, sports lessons… Fortunately, after a few years, you realize there are only so many hours in a day — and so many dollars in a budget — and you find a…

High School Confidential I thought I was the only mom on the planet who ever feels that motherhood is a lot like high school. Turns out I’m not alone. My buddy Cynthia over at Sugar Mama says the only difference is that now you can’t run to your room after school on particularly bad days….