Surviving Motherhood in the Last Frontier

I played competitive softball for around a decade. Before that, I played baseball and t-ball. So basically, I've been playing ball for most of my life. This would probably explain my understanding of the game, my die hard fandom, and my difficulty coming to terms with anyone who doesn't like or unde

When I checked my email this morning I was very pleased to find  an email from the Kiddo's new T-Ball Coach (henceforth referred to as "Coach"). Aside from introducing himself and indicating that tonight will be the first practice, he suggested that all parents ready their children with rubber cleat

So for the past two weeks I've been writing up partial posts. They never seem to get finished, they just sit there taunting me from their half-done state.... I don't know why I've had such a hard time finishing posts lately, but I promise I'll start trying harder. In the mean time, here's a quick up

I didn't think that I would ever have to clarify this for anyone ever.... But just in case anybody is wondering:No. You absolutely, positively cannot force a relationship to work. You cannot make somebody love you. You cannot force feelings that aren't there. You cannot pester and nag somebody into

Of all of the things you don't want to say to the single parent you're dating, that ranks up there with "I hate that you have a child." In fact, those phrases are basically interchangeable, in that if you say either one you'll no longer be dating said single parent.Welcome to the conversation I had