Here's Some Sleep Motivation: It Makes You Skinnier I've been meaning to write about this topic for a while, but haven't because it's kind of a yawner.
A Free-Range Military Kid in a World of Danger Living in Florida, I'm often struck by how much of my state wants to kill me and my children.
Get Rid of Chores: Become a Caveman There is no laundry to do in the cave, no weeds to pull, no floors to mop, no toys to put away. No jobs, no retirement...
What Tadpoles Taught Me About Solo Parenting I'm going to bed tonight with five fewer mouths to feed.
Worst Parent Gig: Keeper of the Toys I keep seeing articles about moms who tossed out their kids' toys in my Facebook feed.
'Title Nine' Dreams? Must-Have Parent Reality I read the Title Nine catalog like a magazine. I like the clothes, but I really like that they use mere mortals as models.
Expert: How Parents Can Step Up Their Games Monday was National Single Parent's Day. How did you celebrate?
How to Plan a Military Kid's Birthday Party as a Solo Parent I was that obnoxious mom who generates eye rolls because I attempted to raise the bar so high only a pole vaulter could clear...
How Do You Tell Your Kids That Your Family Isn't Normal? "You should write a book about how daddies just come and go and come and go," my 6-year-old daughter told me the other day.
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...