HSM empire costs parents plenty
We, as human beings, tend to have a penchant for things that are bad for us. Twinkies, camping and advertisements for any food product...
A (plain) face in a crowd
Leaving your house in lounge clothes with messy hair and no makeup to run a quick errand is sure to attract everyone you know.
Heavy petting and underage bears
Kymberly Seabolt reflects on some of the inane things people do around wild animals.
Of prom, parents and underpants
Remember when high school prom was just a sweet little rite of passage? This, of course, was back before parents as a whole just went ahead and lost their minds.
Love and loss, pride and joy
"I can't find Pikachu."You wouldn't think those words would strike fear in a woman's heart but oh, let me tell you, they do. Pikachu...
Confessions of true concession stand junkies
There is nothing in life my family loves so much as a $2 hot dog. Although, if truth be known, a $3 hot dog...
The parent volunteers’ prayer
To be invoked by all PTO parents, volunteer parents, and room mothers (and fathers and "significant others") among us.
Advice on life and love from fourth graders
I'm just back from my foray into the fourth grade class Valentine's party. Pizza was eaten, votes were cast, alliances were made -- and...
Let them eat cupcakes … if Daddy brings some home
Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt discusses her husband's valiant cupcake quest.
Storms of stupidity
There has been a lot of talk lately about how any number of things are making Americans look bad.
Reality TV, bare midriffs in church, our lack of respect for other cultures, and the presidential election just to name a few.