When did it become acceptable for adults to bully children? It’s happening, and in my opinion, a society that allows this means we are basically one step above cavemen. Everyone knows that civil ...

I think it’s a very confusing time for young women who are trying to figure out their identity in a world driven by impossible, often fake cultural standards of beauty. On one hand, there’s been a ...

If you’re like me, you’re probably exhausted from hearing so much about what you should and should not do for the upcoming holiday. There’s a lot of “don’t." So I thought I would focus on the “do.” ...

A lot of people believe that one of the most important milestones in parents’ lives is the marriage of their children. While I would agree that it is an important step that helps define a couple’s ...

Last week, grandmother Marjory Regan was driving her teenage grandchildren and their friends home from dinner and a movie. She was sitting at a stoplight when a man police say was drunk and speeding ...

Saturday would have been my mother’s 80th birthday. Until she died from a malignant brain tumor in 2012, I never really understood people who paid tribute to their dead parent’s birthday year after ...

If adults got merit badges for trauma in their lives like scouts get for good deeds, many people would be walking around with shirts full of metal pins. There are certain jobs with built-in trauma – ...

Not unlike a real company, the Amadi brothers all have well-defined roles in their small, grassroots business. Daniel Amadi, 14, is the co-founder of BugZero.Codes and the “project manager.” The high ...

What happened to holidays? When I was growing up everything was shut down on holidays. Just like the U2 song said, “All is quiet on New Year’s Day.” As a child, I remember that holidays were a true ...

I have interviewed many adult survivors of sexual abuse over the years. Bottom line, it destroys lives. So, talk to your kids, check your gut, and help keep the village safe. When our kids are little, ...

I remember my mother always told me that you should never have candles displayed in your home that haven’t been lit. “Did you see all of those candles? Such a shame, never been lit, you can tell. Just ...

This past weekend my daughter danced in the Cary Christmas parade. Yes, it was cold. Yes, it rained. No, there were not a lot of spectators. It’s not the first year her group has danced in bad weather ...