Back-to-school is crazy, as most parents know. But it’s not just a crazy, busy time before school starts. It also includes the first weeks — nay, first month — of the kids’ return back to school. Yes, it’s been a little easier for my wife and I now that all of our kids are at […]
First Black LGBT-Family is The Face of a European High Fashion Line
My Fears About Letting My Daughter Read Teen Magazines
Doc McStuffins Features Two-Mom Family Voiced by Wanda Sykes & Portia de Rossi
Our family has always loved Doc McStuffins, but who knew we could love it even more? In a new episode titled, “The Emergency Plan,” Doc McStuffins features a two-mom, interracial family! Better yet, the actresses playing the two moms are voiced by LGBT actresses, Wanda Sykes, and Portia de Rossi. Chris Nee, the show’s creator […]
Two Moms: Falling in Love With Vegas
A Summer Vacation Adventure
Our summer vacation was an adventure — as all of our vacations generally are — as any family vacation is. Am I right, parents? We went to Portland to surprise Susan’s sister for her birthday. But before the big surprise, we explored our cool hotel room, went to the largest bookstore in the U.S., introduced […]
Getting Mistaken For a “Mr.” and “Mrs.” on a Staycation
When it comes to having a family, parents often forget about themselves. We love being with our kids, don’t get me wrong, but as parents, we often forget that we were first a couple and that relationship matters too. My wife and I are big proponents of date nights and taking vacations together as a […]
Our Kid Gives Us Parenting Advice
You know the saying, “Kids say the darndest things?” Well, sometimes kids say the smartest things… at least that’s what I’ve discovered. My wife and I are the moms to Sophia, a 9-year-old girl with a lot of insight into the world. So for our latest vlog, we decided to turn the camera onto Sophia […]
Hand the Camera Over — to Your Kids
Canadian School Cancels Mother’s, Father’s Day & Some “Traditional” Families Are Mad
In an effort to be inclusive of all family types, Albert McMahon Elementary School in Mission, British Columbia, isn’t focusing on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day during school hours. They’ve cancelled an arts and crafts activity where kids make presents for their parents on these holidays, and are instead, leaving the holiday celebration up to […]