Laurie Nigro
Laurie Nigro: A lot of Fun Dad tempered by just enough Hardcore Dad makes the best dad of all
Good dads figure out what their kids need them to be, and they become that guy, even if it means missing playoff football to take their princess to the ballet.
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Laurie Nigro: I’ve checked yes on every box of the ‘Are you a crazy animal lady?’ questionnaire
Becoming a crazy animal lady just snuck up on me – I should have seen the signs.
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Laurie Nigro: Driving yourself crazy — it’s not for every mom
Shuttling kids from activity to activity sometimes feels like you're spending more time behind the wheel than a cross-country trucker.
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When comfort outranks style, you’ve reached ‘a certain age’
Signs that you've reached "a certain age" are subtle and creep up on you slowly — this week Laurie admits to having recognized quite a few of them.
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Laurie NigroHe should just admit I’m always right
His life would be so much easier if he'd just listen to me in the first place.
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Laurie Nigro‘Don’t change the channel. I’m watching that,’ he said between snores.
When you study genetics in school, how is it they never teach you that every Y chromosome comes complete with an overactive napping gene?
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Laurie Nigro How school vacation almost killed me
School breaks present special challenges for working parents — especially for a former stay-at-home, homeschooling mom transitioning to a new 'working mom' lifestyle.
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Laurie NigroOnce upon a time I wanted to be an adult
Turns out, adulthood has plenty of unforeseen drawbacks.
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Laurie NigroModern parenting brings plenty to worry about — and new ways to cope
According to Laurie, parenting worries (even those really, really irrational ones) never go away - they just change and grow as our kids do.
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Laurie NigroSix keys to my happy marriage
Being happily married boils down to six simple concepts according to Laurie, including the fact that cucumbers smell bad.
