Stories by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Warm, witty and just a wee bit warped, Kymberly Foster Seabolt is a native of Kent, Ohio, who survived childhood exposure to disco and grew up to marry and move to the country. Her column weaves her special brand of humor with poignant, entertaining, and honest portrayals of parenting, marriage, and real life. She currently lives in northeastern Ohio with her husband, two children, two dogs, two cats, and numerous dust bunnies who wish to remain nameless.

Learning to let go is a hard lesson

Thursday, March 27, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt lost two of her pets this month. Telling her two children was the hardest thing she ever had to do.

Heck no we won’t go – to the Oscars!

Thursday, March 20, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Since when did Hollywood stars become foreign policy experts? Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt questions the public peace-making credibility Sean Penn and other president wannabes.

Parenting: It’s sure not for sissies

Thursday, March 13, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt discusses the hidden side of parenting… the one fraught with anxiety.

Good-bye to the old Neighborhood

Thursday, March 6, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood will always live on, although columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt wishes more of us would pause to visit the old place now and then.

Snow day primer for the young and restless

Thursday, February 27, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt gets sick of snow days and children’s snow-day etiquette.

Easy targets for a taxing situation

Thursday, February 20, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

There are plenty of “sin taxes” that could be applied, if Ohio’s governor Bob Taft takes the advice of columnist Kym Seabolt.

Accepting the miraculous on a wing and a prayer

Thursday, February 13, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Columnist Kymberly Seabolt voices the feelings of many, as we watched the Space Shuttle Columbia dissolve in front of our eyes.

Real Life: As seen on television

Thursday, February 6, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt can’t figure out why reality “as seen on TV” isn’t available for the rest of us.

Seabolt: Driving Miss crazy

Thursday, January 30, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt laments over whether to make the switch from four-door sedan to mom mobile, better known as a van.

Just picture it with digital enhancement

Thursday, January 23, 2003 by Kymberly Foster Seabolt

Why is actress Kate Winslet whining about photos that were manipulated to make her look thinner? Columnist Kym Seabolt just wishes someone with an airbrush would do something with her hair.