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Straight-talk advice on marriage, parenting, work and the everyday crossroads of life. From a longtime wife, mom, and marketing VP who’s been there. Welcome.

So Mom, let’s say you were going to build a pool for the neighborhood kids. What would be its features that no other pool has? Mine would have an animal area. But it’s your pool.

The 8 y.o. bolting into The Mom’s bedroom at 9.45pm in November with this burning question.

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