Seven Rules on How to Apologize
by Chris Jordan
You will have to apologize more times in your life than you can even imagine. Yes, when you are young you will think that you could never possibly be wrong. But you will be. Oh how you will be.
Allowances, Chores, and the Bank of Mom
by Chris Jordan
My 16 year old son asks me constantly for spending money. It appears to me that all of my son’s friends have unlimited budgets. Unfortunately for my son, the Bank of Mom does not.
Has Feminism Killed Chivalry and Good Old Fashioned Manners?
by Chris Jordan
I hear people talk alll the time about kids now-a-days, though I am sure my parents’ generation said the same thing about us, and how they are rude, unhelpful, and reeking of self-entitlment. I always want to say, they are your kids too, who do you have to blame but yourself?
Mothering Meltdowns, Revisited
by Chris Jordan
I happen to think that people need to chose their words carefully. To think about the consequences of those words. To think beyond their own personal validation. Are you willing to risk relationships with the words you chose to write? What matters more to you? And what if those relationships are with your children?
How to Host Your Child’s First Sleepover
It happens to all parents– sooner or later, we have to host a sleepover.
How To Handle Your Child’s First Sleepover
Congratulations! Your baby is growing up and sleeping at Other People’s Houses!











