By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel During my elementary school days, when there were only Judeo-Christian holidays on the calendar to celebrate, the teacher would inquire about the religious affiliations of the class. “Raise your hand if you celebrate Easter and Christmas,” ... VIEW POST
The Wacky Cancer Christmas
By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Chad Taylor My mom was dying of cancer. Hilarious way to start a story, I know. When you’re faced with that ever-present, numbing truth, though, you try to find the funny where you can. Even when you’re searching for them, the laughs ... VIEW POST
The Day My Dad Took Me to Live With the Pigs
By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Kathy Radigan The best parenting lesson I ever received came from my dad. And I was only five. Back then, family trips to Eisenhower Park were one of my favorite things to do. No visit was complete until we visited the pigs at the park’s small ... VIEW POST
A Witch Story
By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Jessica Sarlin I’ve been protecting my kids from The Wizard of Oz for a while, figuring it was too intense, too surreal for their young minds. Given their reaction to the animatronic Halloween witch at the hardware store last year, I was pretty sure ... VIEW POST
A Lapsed Catholic
By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel I was 13. Waiting anxiously in a long line of Catholic parishioners. Thinking that with each echo-y footstep, I was getting closer and closer to the ornate confessional box. Finally, it was my turn to part the heavy crimson curtain and go ... VIEW POST
Love, Hugs, Magic, and DNA
By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Heather Osterman-Davis Ethan, just shy of 2, is thrilled to be on a plane. Outside of that, he has no idea why this trip is such a big deal. He doesn’t yet know that our family is complicated or worry about ownership and identity the way his father and ... VIEW POST