I was standing in my kitchen in Sandy Springs, Atlanta, covered in hot glue and a deep sense of regret. It was March 12, 2024. My daughter Maya was turning three. I had decided, in my infinite single-dad wisdom, that I could DIY a life-sized Hei Hei the rooster out of cardboard and egg cartons….
Maya looked me dead in the eye on her twelfth birthday and told me she wanted a “Muddy Puddles” theme, which is code for Peppa Pig for the middle school set. I stood there in our Atlanta kitchen, spatula in hand, wondering if my daughter had finally lost her mind or if this was some…
The humidity in Houston during a June graduation party is enough to make a saint swear, especially when you’re standing on a rickety ladder trying to hang a seven-pound glittery donkey from a dying oak tree. My neighbor, Sarah, thought she was being clever by hosting a “Survived the School Year” bash for the faculty…
Last October, my nephew Leo turned eight, and he decided that a pirate-themed backyard bash was the only acceptable way to celebrate in the sweltering Austin heat. I volunteered to handle the cake because, as a dedicated dog mom who treats every puppy playdate like a gala, I figured a human child’s birthday would be…
Thirteen boys in muddy cleats are louder than a jet engine when they haven’t had their sugar fix yet. I stood in the middle of Grant Park in Atlanta last March 12, clutching a clipboard like it was a life raft while my son Leo, who just turned nine, did a victory lap around a…
My kitchen table in East Austin currently looks like a neon yellow crime scene because I decided that 30 was the perfect age to throw a full-blown Kanto region bash. We aren’t talking about juice boxes and nap times here; we are talking about craft beer, a DJ playing bass-boosted Lavender Town remixes, and finding…
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Living in Denver means my kids have a better chance of seeing a mountain lion than a real ocean wave on any given Tuesday. But when my daughter Lily turned eight on June 14, 2025, she didn’t want a hiking trip or a visit to the local climbing gym; she wanted a full-blown tropical getaway…
The living room smelled like burnt sugar and pine needles, which was a miracle considering we were on the third floor of a walk-up in Logan Square. My twins, Leo and Maya, turned six on October 14th, and their only demand was a “real forest” inside our apartment. I had exactly $58 left in the…
