Posted April 16, 2009 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

If you ever want to test the true strength of your spouse, send him to a Mommy and Me class with your child.

Seriously.

I'm a working mom -- partly by choice, mostly by necessity. Due to my sometimes-crazy schedule, my husband has to step up and assume the role of co-parent, and I don't mean the archaic "Provider Daddy" role. He has been known to go to doctor appointments, play his… Read More

Posted April 9, 2009 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

Ahhhh, springtime.

I have such fond childhood memories of this time of the year in New England. The warm weather jackets pulled out from the back of the closet, flowers finally beginning to bloom after "the longest winter EVAH," and the piece de resistance: spring training.

The beginning of baseball season was like a sign that life could begin again. I remember even in my own household, my dad's love of… Read More

By Jackie Morgan MacDougall

It's easy to imagine a celebrity's to-do list could look something like this...

Have my people get eggs/milk
Photo shoot
Find foreign child to adopt
Mani/pedi

It's couples like Brangelina who make foreign adoption look more like a casual hobby -- like antiquing or collecting stamps -- and not something as difficult as the reality of parenting. But now, Madonna is the star du jour getting attention for adopting internationally. She's said to be close to getting court… Read More

Posted March 26, 2009 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

The sudden death of actress and mother of two Natasha Richardson has not only stunned those who loved her, but has left the rest of us moms asking...

What if that happened to me?

Now before you blow it off (because you know you were about to), let me tell you about the husbands and children around the world who can 100% agree - when mom dies, life as they know it… Read More

Posted March 19 2009 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

Every year around this time, countless families just about to sit down to dinner hear the sound of an unexpected guest at the door - ding dong. Mom always has to stop what she's doing (because no one else in the house seems to have heard it) and head down the hall to investigate. One look out the window, and she's trapped -- the little girl from the house just… Read More

Posted March 12 2009 by Jackie Morgan MacDougall

If you listen very carefully, you can hear arguments among parents happening around the world - maybe even in your own house. Because when it comes to raising kids, how we were brought up colors things more than we know. We all have our own back stories, opinions, and baggage. And let's be honest, sometimes your Louis Vuitton can clash with his Samsonite, you know what I'm sayin'? (I think… Read More