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Aug 22, 2019

When you're juggling as many balls as we are, sometimes one or two get dropped. We obsess about these mistakes, and particularly the shame of admitting to them right when we've worked up a good rant about how they're someone else's fault. Mentioned: Low-Effort Ways to Annoy Your Teen from Annie Get Your...


Aug 1, 2019

Last week, we obsessed about (offline) manners and etiquette, and today we focus on online manners that people really should know: Like, don't steal other people's stuff (text or images), even if it's "for a good cause." Don't send out automatically generated emails that don't make sense. And never, ever, try to be hip...


Jun 17, 2019

On today's Round 1, we're talking about all those end-of-year awards that kids might get—if we gave them out at home instead of at school. Good job hanging up your bath towel! (Just kidding, they'll never win that one.)


Feb 4, 2019

Today we're talking about talking on the phone—more specifically, helping our kids make their own calls to employers and insurance companies and other fun places. Why can't we do everything online, please?


Jan 10, 2019

On today's Round 4, calendars and planners: every parent needs one (or several), and if we could only find the perfect one, everything would just fall into place, right? We do have some specific ideas for all the planner-makers out there.