When 14-year-old Caroline Pennell of Chesterfield has visited the Oceanfront, she's been forced to sit and watch other folks have fun. As soon as this spring, Caroline, who uses a wheelchair as a result of muscular dystrophy, will be able...
Praise the Lord for indoor sports, especially one that is as fast-moving as basketball. Parents get to stay warm and kids get to stay interested. My son's team's season doesn't last nearly long enough for him or me, so I've...
In early Spring, soccer players are in the middle of their season while baseball and softball players are preparing themselves for the season to come. While many of the children who participate in these sports are ready and willing to...
My wife and I are about to set out on a magical journey that will probably involve a bit of crying, a lot of cheering, plenty of high fives and the occasional fist bump. We have agreed to take this...
As the previous owner of a successful recruiting agency for more than ten years, Jo Grice-Barrows experienced the economic downturn first-hand. Refusing defeat, she embraced her entrepreneurial spirit and love for fashion and created Double Take Consignment in the Virginia...
The first-graders in Michelle Kroch’s and Terrie Cecil’s class at Luther W. Machen Elementary School filed in one by one, with wide grins and excited eyes, ready to start the lesson. Staff Sgt. Ryan Burkett, 83rd Communications Squadron Integrated Network...
They were called "test tube babies" in the beginning, a label that never quite fit. For one thing, the "in-vitro fertilization" that led to their births happened when their parents' eggs and sperm were joined in Petri dishes, not test tubes. For...
The amount of joy children feel when the final bell rings on the last day of school is in direct proportion to the amount of dread that hits moms. Sure, mothers are happy that homework and science projects will cease...
 | What has more drama, soap operas or professional athletes' lives?Ben Roethlisberger is in the news for alleged assault. On Yahoo I saw yesterday that Emmitt Smith is trading words with the Redskins owner through the media, and I'm sure there's more on Tiger's escapades that we haven't heard yet. I've heard people, especially men, ridicule soap operas for being too dramatic, but what is worse...sports or soap operas? |
 | At what age can kids use the stove alone?by Kristen De Deyn Kirk in Mom
Momma needs a break, but I'm scared to let my daughter cook without standing two feet away. At what age is it OK to let her take over? She thinks cooking -- and laundry -- are exciting. And to think, I thought she was smart. |
 | What's keeping you up at night?Personally, I'm a bit tired (literally) of waking up to take care of sick kids. Although to be honest, my wife does it much more than I do. |
| We all "vaguebook" and now teens can get suspended from school for itI've definitely posted vague updates on Facebook to let off steam about people and situations -- especially when I first joined the site. |
 | need after-school sports driverby khoople in Working Moms
My two sons' baseball practices start before my workday ends. Does anyone have a great way to find a safe driver who would be willing to transport them to sports events and earn some spending money? I had a high school student in the neighborhood do this a few years ago and it worked very well. He is older now. |
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