Tome of the Mommy: Telling Your Child There Is No Santa

There is no “right time” to tell your children that there is no Santa.
Worse yet, there is no right way.
If you’re lucky, as you’re stumbling to get the words out, your son will pat you calmly on shoulder and say, “Look, Mom, I know what you’re trying to tell me, and it’s okay. I’ve already [...]

Tome of the Mommy: “You Know I Hate to Gossip, But –”

Everyone does it, right? We diss on our best buds, tell tales out of school.
When we’re asked to keep a secret, we cross our hearts, hope to die . . .
Instead we spill our guts.
I’ve always been a social animal. In the human jungle, gossip is the best bait, a tasty fodder that shows we’re [...]