Laurie Nigro
Laurie Nigro Strong wind, a storm door and our poor pooch’s tail: a really bad combination
If you haven't already imagined the scene, let me help. It was like someone took a bag of blood and poured in into the back of an industrial fan. On high.
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Laurie Nigro When your little kittens have lost their mittens (and just about everything else)
It's sometimes infuriating to be the only person in the house who can find things hiding in plain sight.
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Laurie Nigro How you know you’ve failed as a parent
You try your best to raise them right. Just when you're feeling like things are turning out really well, something happens to make you realize you've failed to impart very basic life skills.
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Laurie Nigro On becoming a woman: When it’s time for ‘the talk’ with your daughter, forget moon parties, miracles and mystique
I'm already preparing for the hate mail on this one, but I refuse to tell my daughter how great it is to get your period.
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Why every wife needs a wife (or two)
Have you ever really considered the idea of multiple wives? Because it is pure genius.
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Who needs a f$#*in’ swear jar?
Laurie Nigro's top five reasons not to have a swear jar in your house.
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How sleepovers torture moms
Now, not only do I have to occasionally take my babies to unfamiliar homes and trust that the parents aren't serial killers, I am sometimes responsible for kids who, I'm pretty sure, are plotting world domination. With actual plans. And charts.
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Marital oneness, finally perfected: simpatico in the laundry room
That special moment when you and your mate achieve perfect union. And how to make your own straight-jacket.
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All’s fair in love, war and Yahtzee
What to do when a friendly game of Yahtzee between an insanely competitive father and his equally competitive tween daughter turns (predictably) cut-throat.
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Be careful what you wish for: I wanted a boy — and boy, oh boy, did I get one
Laurie Nigro's pregnancy prayers were answered. She got a boy. An active boy. A leaping, jumping, climbing, hopping boy. A boy who breaks things. Including himself.