One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is a memorable childhood...

Your home is supposed to be a safe place, a refuge from the stresses and storms of life...

A woman’s best friend I finally caved in and told my kids we could get a cat. What a pushover, I know. But I did hold my “no pets” ground for a while. My reasons were quite clear...

Stepsister starts driving and the nightmare begins Probably the single greatest worry for parents of teenagers, ahead of dating, drugs and pregnancy, is when their adolescent child...

Lynn Armitage It pains me to admit this, but I’m not a fun mom. I always imagined I would be, though, before the actual kids came along...

Lynn Armitage Is it just me or is it really HOT in here? Sadly—and prematurely—it happens to be “just me.” Seems I’ve boarded that non-stop train for menopause a wee bit early...

Lynn Armitage Franklin Roosevelt said, “There’s nothing to fear but fear itself.” It was 1933, the Great Depression was in full swing and the country needed a pep talk...

Lynn Armitage John Lennon said prophetically, “Life is what happens to you while you’re making other plans.” Unfortunately for John and the rest of us, death happens, too...

Lynn Armitage Single, With Children There’s something about the Fourth of July that reminds me of my marriage. Must be all the fireworks...

Lynn Armitage I never really liked my maiden name: Overman, a German derivation I always had a hard time pronouncing...