I’ve been a manager for almost six years. I always thought I was fair. Maybe a bit strict, but fair. Rules are rules, right? If I start making exceptions, where does it end? That’s what I told myself when I fired Celia last week. It was her third tardy this month. Policy says three strikes—you’re […]

I texted my husband a photo from the thrift store, and he immediately called me back. “Don’t you dare.” “It’s forty-seven dollars,” I said. “It looks like someone skinned the Grinch and turned him into furniture.” I bought it anyway. A massive green velvet couch that clashes with absolutely everything we own. It takes up […]

On my way home from the farmers market this morning, I stop at the shell gas station to get gas. The gas station had no gas. Seriously, they were out of regular gas! Proceed 2 miles down the road to another gas station and I ran out of gas (I know what you’re thinking.. She […]

“I’m now 29 and have 3 kids with my wife, Franziska, who carried and birthed them all like a pro. Here’s what I would tell my childless 24-year-old self about how to be a supportive partner during the ‘becoming parents’ phase: 1. Wifey carried baby IN her belly for 9 months. So, you carry baby […]

“I’m now 29 and have 3 kids with my wife, Franziska, who carried and birthed them all like a pro. Here’s what I would tell my childless 24-year-old self about how to be a supportive partner during the ‘becoming parents’ phase: 1. Wifey carried baby IN her belly for 9 months. So, you carry baby […]

Following the Florida high school shooting, Marissa Schimmoeller, an English teacher in Ohio, dreaded having to talk about the idea of an active-shooter situation in her own school. In a Facebook post, she recounted the discussion she had with her students: “My stomach sank. I launched into my pre-planned speech about our plan of action. […]