The Unhappy Housewife-to-Be
Amalah tackles a common problem: disagreements over household division of responsibilities between out-of-the-home-working and stay-at-home parents.
Amalah tackles a common problem: disagreements over household division of responsibilities between out-of-the-home-working and stay-at-home parents.
I always hear people complain that their family members can’t seem to change the roll of toilet paper when it runs out. I don’t have that problem. It was solved the one time my head spun around in a full circle and pea soup spewed from my mouth, frightening my children into submission. I do have a different toilet paper problem, one for which I can’t manage to muster as much outrage. See for yourself…
A new mom-to-be is not only growing her family but contemplating growing her financial responsibilities by helping her aging parents. Her husband is not on board with the latter. She needs our objective opinions and advice.
Hey, it’s almost Christmas. Let’s do an easy one, okay?
Next month, my husband and I are moving our small family about an hour away from where we are now. My husband and I are taking very different packing approaches in how we’re preparing for his this move and we’re driving each other crazy because of it. How can we make this go smoother for our sanity?
Summer is the perfect time to establish some new habits and cleaning routines that will free you up to have more time for doing things you enjoy.
Get more chore help from your teens while nagging less? It’s a pipe dream… or is it? Maybe not!
Should I put up a No Soliciting sign or save my sanity? Ah, neighborhood etiquette.
A remodeling project is always fraught, but throw soon-to-fly-the-coop teens into the mix, and I’m even more neurotic than usual. Surprise.
One of the “joys” of home ownership is all of the unplanned ways in which you get to spend extra money! And it’s making me question my life choices.
How do you get urine smell out of beloved stuffed animals that live in the cribs of toddlers?
When household gadgets speak to darkest fears.
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This Thanksgiving and beyond, I am grateful that we are “The House” for my teens and their friends. What does that look like?
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Argue over who gets to do the laundry.
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