Each generation has one – the must-have manual for how to raise kids. Many moms these days were “Dr. Spock” babies when they were young. In recent years, moms looked to Dr. Sears or Dr. Brazelton for their new bundles of joy. Now there’s a new kid on the block who is just the ticket…
Do you have a friend who differs from you politically and you just cannot talk to her about certain things? All of us do. Are you unsure how to talk to your kids about big-picture issues? All of us are. Well, the O-Mamas have a solution they call Kitchen Table Talk.
Today, from 4pm to midnight Eastern at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California, a host of personalities and celebrities will be raising money to help send care packages to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan at the 3rd Annual Troopathon, a free event brought to you by Move America Forward, the nation’s largest pro-troop…
Did you know George Washington was not our first president?* Did you know, as a country, we’ve had two Constitutions?** Do you know what’s important about the Constitution and the Federalist Papers?*** Did you know if you talk to your kids about what’s important about the Constitution, they could win $2,000, an opportunity to be…
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The late George Carlin said that one of the problems with today’s society is that kids have to wear helmets to do ANYTHING. We have turned into a society that demands that we live pain-free and stress-free lives. If that’s not possible, then our lawyers will be contacting you. What a mess! How did this…
I realize that many of our visitors here are from all over the world. But today’s FamilyFirst pick is aimed at the residents of the US of A. It’s called US Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. The site is chock-full of all sorts of info about whatever part of the country you may live…
Geeks. Not everyone appreciates them. In fact, sometimes it seems as if NOBODY appreciates them. That’s okay. We know that the fact that we have chosen geekhood as our lifestyle comes with the fact that many label us as unapproachable freaks. In fact, we take a perverse pride in it. But thanks to uber-rich geeks…
Today’s FamilyFirst pick, How to Keep an Idiot busy, is listed under social science. The reason is that idiots are an unfortunate, integral part of human society. Ergo, keeping them busy and out of the hair of the rest of us is arguably a beneficial effect on society in general. Perhaps you know an idiot….