When Patti Lee from KTVU Channel 2 contacted the Silicon Valley Moms Blog to provide feedback about a story she was doing on stay-at-home moms producing income in a tough economy, I sent an email...

As a single dad with half-time custody, I straddle the worlds of parenting and dating. One night I'm helping my son with math homework, or discussing Hawthorne's use of light and darkness with my daughter. The next night I'm on a date with a woman I...

It’s been kind of a rough year of cancer diagnoses for those close to me, and I was inspired by WhyMommy’s wonderful post about How to Help a Friend.  Many “chemo gift basket” ideas are very female centric, written for and by breast cancer...

This year’s Halloween haul hit a new high for our family.  In an effort to minimize the intake, I knew I was going to have to act quickly.  I didn’t realize it was going to require a tactical assault. Thinking I was awfully smart, I proposed...

Fat. The ugliest word I know. Unfortunately, one I know all too well. It took me years of therapy to get over the fact that I wasn't born thin. Session after session I'd sit with my wide thighs half-crossed and wonder why God hated me so much to give...

I am so angry and frustrated it is difficult to write.  In fact, I've waited since October  to write about this story because I am having difficulty absorbing the immensity of what happened to a 15 year-old Richmond girl.  It sickens me and makes...

I have not yet tuned in to the CNN debate, but it seems everyone's talking about the woman who was taken off the plane when her cranky toddler would not stop crying.  It's front page news, the columnists are taking sides, and it's all the talk on...