Family

Sometimes I wonder if we expect too much from our kids these days. From school, to sports, to relationships, we push them to do more, to be better, to strive for perfection. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing…I mean, we don’t want our kids to be lazy, right? We want them to do well and …

With a family of five, I often get frustrated at how much it costs for us to do anything fun. If we take a trip to the movies, it costs us at least $30 for a matinee. Any type of local attractions, like the zoo, put us back at least $40. An outing as a …