Do you have a burning question about pregnancy, modern parenting or family life? Send it to Evie at AskEvieColumn@gmail.com or click here to submit your question anonymously. Dear Evie: We recently took our 6-year-old daughter skating and they had hired someone to skate around the rink in a giant Olaf costume. My daughter asked a lot […]
For those of us who don’t fit into religious boxes, there’s nothing wrong with taking away what remains of Christmas when you remove its Christian roots. The Saturday after Thanksgiving each year, my 6-year-old son and I always share a similar look of manic glee at what is about to unfold: the annual unpacking of the (fake) Christmas […]
I destroyed my daughter’s childhood in an instant, and she hated me for it. I’m not a helicopter parent. Not in the typical sense of the term. I don’t bring forgotten homework or lunches to school. I don’t hover over schoolwork or even check to see that it’s done, much less properly. I know it’s […]
