All posts tagged Family

Who is Driving This Flying Circus?

If you have toddlers, you are certain (keep telling yourself) teenagerdom cannot be worse than the Terrible Twos. If you have teenagers, you have no doubt why some species eat their young. Quite frankly, only one question comes to mind: Who is driving this flying circus?

The Family Unit

Homo sapiens are mammals, which happen to operate as social animals. They group together and form families of varying sizes through procreation and affiliation. The groups are wide-ranging, both inclusive and exclusive, diverse and serve differing functions. Through these bonds, humans build social identities.

Start With What You Know

Before you can discover things about yourself, you have to rule out the things you already know. Simple, right? To be honest, maybe not. Some of the things you never thought would change, have. Others you knew would change, have not. Which is which? Where does the road really fork?

How Many?

Delivering a child is a financial nightmare for many women. With the average cost of prenatal care and delivery just over $7,800 (for run-of-the-mill, no complications, no frills, no multiples, no circumcision), often money plays a role in choosing to get pregnant. Raising children is not for the financial weak, either. Estimates vary for the […]

Children Do Not Divorce

We will not be discussing the angst-ridden teen who chooses to leave the family before the age of majority.