Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Parenting is hard stinking work from conception until…forever, as far as I can tell, and not one single person who has taken on the job would be willing to argue. It’s even tougher being a single dad, and usually you can find some sympathy for a single parent, but this guy is something else. When he...

Being a stepparent is no joke, especially if the other parent is still in the picture. And if the kids don’t support the new relationship, it can be even harder – in fact, the discord has even led to relationships coming to an end. These 15 people are ready to dish on why their SO’s...

Perhaps it’s not exactly a question for the ages, but now that I’ve asked, I’m guessing you’re dying to know the answer, right? I mean, if nothing else, it’s exactly the sort of question that will win you a round of Jeopardy, or a game of Trivial Pursuit, or the title of the cleverest person...

Amazon is a trillion dollar corporation that has become a part of many people’s daily lives in ways we never could have anticipated even a decade ago. People use it to shop, to read, to market, to sell their products, to watch television and movies, and even as a personal assistant in their shiny, new...

Most of us measure milestones like anniversaries and birthdays by day, month and year, and don’t worry too much what day of the week something fell on. However, every once in a while – like when our kids get to the stage of asking one hundred questions an hour, for example – it can come...

Most of us have had a weird neighbor at one time or another – I’ve had more than my fair share, it sometime seems – but these 15 neighbors really take the cake. #15. On Airbnb. “My neighbors have a tent in their backyard. the tent is listed on air bnb Edit: Wisconsin It’s sadly...

There are some days when you know you’re being petty about a scenario or situation, but as hard as you try, you can’t make yourself care. Most of us try to avoid those moments and be the bigger person (when possible) – go high when they go low and all of that – but it...

Polar explorer Eric Larsen credits his love for cold temperatures a childhood spent in the Midwest. As an adult, he’s completed multiple, unassisted hikes to both the North and South poles – once, he hit both in a single year – and is one of a relative handful of human beings to successfully summit Everest....

Winter is coming… And okay, maybe there are no White Walkers lurking in your neighborhood, but with temperatures dropping, streets frosting, and snow already falling around the country, things can get pretty hairy out there for people unable to afford warm winter clothing. Chances are you’ve got some extras lying around your closets at home,...

For every parenting decision you and your partner make, there will be a group of people out there saying that you’re doing it wrong. One topic that seems to ignite more debate than most is allowing your child to sleep in your bed – or even deciding to cuddle and soothe them to sleep, instead...

The English language is tough – no one is denying that. There are loads of words that just don’t make sense, phonetically speaking, so obviously people struggle with them. Below are 10 of the worst offenders. Take this little quiz and find out where you stack up! #10. Continue reading once you’re ready for the...

I suspect that most families have a photo (or ten) tucked away in an album that they either don’t realize is truly awful, or that they’ve just kept for posterity’s sake – because there’s an art to taking a truly awful photo. I mean, we often think we look amazing at the time (looking at...

I’ve got a few of these myself, though one of my least favorites is “everything will be alright in the end.” By the time you finish this list, thoughtfully provided by the folks on AskReddit, my guess is that you’ll have tucked a few more away in your own jar of pet peeves! #15. Thanks,...

The results of a new study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics, are not only fascinating but have the potential to change the smoke alarm market and save the lives of children all over the world. Researchers looked at 176 kids aged 5-12 and found that they were 3x more likely to wake to an...

It’s pretty crazy how many things that people believe just because they’ve “always heard it” turn out to be patently false – and even weirder how hard it is to convince the public to remember they’re false, even years after the myths have been debunked (see also: the haunting of the house in Amityville). So,...