Getting your child to school every morning is one of the top tasks of being a parent. It's part of the gig. You either have to do it yourself or rely on someone else in your community (a neighbor, a friend, a bus driver) to do it for you. That's why when they get to the age of being independent enough to do it on their own, it's a huge blessing. But what age is the right age, especially if the school is within walking distance? There's a Japanese show called "Old Enough!” that follows the journ…

Favoritism is not something you want to get accused of as a parent. If you have more than one kid, you should do your best to love them and support them equally, since they're all your kids. And it's just a good example to set for them. But it's also incredibly common that parenting styles change from kid to kid. When you're on your first kid, everything is new and untested, and you have basically no idea what you're doing. By the time the second kid rolls around you're more of an expert, you'v…

What's the magic word?

Too scary

Hard to be both a beggar and a chooser

Different strokes...

Is that unreasonable?

“Parentification” is a word that we should all come to learn, and fight against

Who's fault is it?

Is that justified?

It's her life too

Everyone's families come about in different ways, and not everyone

That's too much

That evil shadow needs to leave her alone!

Can we please have another one?

No, he's a teenager