"After dealing with two 3-year-olds in my house, I can tell you from experience that they are undeniably the hardest humans on the face of the planet to negotiate with. The reason? They don't give a f*ck!" I wrote those words in February of 2014 after I had one of the most challenging parenting days [...]
Traveling always gives me perspective. My trip to L.A. showed me who I am and who I am capable of being. It is only me who holds me back from becoming the me I want to be. I'm ready to break free. I'm ready to rip away the barriers that have been preventing me from [...]
It Could Have Been There was a magical mountain. At the top of the mountain there was a golden house. It could've been mine. I laced up my boots and I got ready. I was ready to climb the mountain. I was ready to make it mine. I started down the road slowly surely, I [...]
Today my friend Hasty Words gave me the best compliment. She said she admired me for being openly vulnerable. I thought about that for a moment. I looked inside myself. She was right. I pour my heart out without thinking. It's who I am and I know it's who I will always be. I am [...]
This morning I was posting things on Facebook, as I do each day. As I posted the third link for people to look at all the awesome stuff I'm doing today, I started to feel gross. "Am I a narcissist?" I thought to myself. Self-promotion is rampant online. People are consistently posting links to their [...]
Are Mini-Muffins Sexy? by Corbin Lewars About eight years ago I walked into one of my favorite bookstores with my toddler boy and baby girl strapped to my chest. After choosing a couple of books about bugs, we stood in line to pay. On display near the cash register was a little novelty book called [...]
My four-year-old daughter snuck into my office and changed my Facebook profile picture to a yellow square. For the record, my daughter does not know what Facebook is still. She went into my office and managed to change the photo to this random geometric shape. I'm mystified. I'm also certain that she is a genius. [...]
In 2014, I wrote a controversial viral article for HuffPost Parents called 3-Year-Olds Are A**holes. The piece was satirical in nature. It allowed me the chance to voice my frustrations as the parent of a rambunctious three-year-old. I was having a challenging parenting day, where my daughter was not listening to anything I said. She [...]
