The Mistake Parents Make With ChoresBy kirklandc008@gmail.comAugust 2, 2025 This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.Each September at the…
When Parents Become Robots. Autopilot Mode: Real Family Stories | by Emilly Rose Jones | May, 2025By kirklandc008@gmail.comMay 18, 2025 Autopilot Mode: Real Family StoriesDale woke before the alarm. 6:02 AM.Photo by Pavel Danilyuk:He slipped into the kitchen, feet finding…
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their TimeBy kirklandc008@gmail.comMay 17, 2025 One morning in 1991, I prayed with the fervor that only a tween can muster for one thing above all…
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature ParentsBy kirklandc008@gmail.comMay 17, 2025 In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I had the pleasure of a comprehensive but extensive conversation with the wonderful…
A Totally Unnecessary Way to Stress Parents OutBy kirklandc008@gmail.comMay 15, 2025 Scarcely a week goes by that Katie’s 9- and 6-year-old daughters don’t wear a costume to their school in the…
What Parents of Boys Should KnowBy kirklandc008@gmail.comMay 1, 2025 Apparently, I cried a lot as a child. I don’t know if I cried a lot compared with other boys.…
