Let’s bowl, party and have a good time in honor of all our new graduates. Tonight at AMF Durham Lanes (15-501) is 300 Fridays with music by Brian Dawson and hosted by Wade Banner. Come check out the laser light show, live dj, food, games and 36 lanes of fun.

I just read an argument and its rebuttal on the subject of best friends and it really made me think: is it bad to just have one best friend or is having a lot of close friends the better way to go? While from first glance, the article about the “horrors” of a child having […]

Believe it or not, life is real and not a fairytale.  All over the world blended families are living happily and co-existing harmoniously.  Ideally, we’d love to hear that everyone just “clicked’ immediately but I’m sure we all know or have been involved in some incidents that  didn’t go so smoothly.  Change can sometimes be […]

Vacations serve as healthy bounding time outs for all of us. Most of us have been having “stay-cations”. This might be a good time to do something. With Easter break just a minute away these may be worth looking at. Families who vacation are shown to have better relationships. Here is an opportunity to begin […]

Affirmation For Today: “I am establishing a wonderful life for myself and for my family” An affirmation is a great way to start training your mind toward a positive way of thinking.  Coupled with other positive thinking exercises, a positive affirmation will help you overcome any obstacle that is put in front of you.  The […]

Spring is a wonderful time to create new family habits for a fresh start.  Some people consider spring time the real new year.  Here are some tips for creating new habits for your family: 1. Commit to Thirty Days – Three to four weeks is all the time you need to make a habit automatic. […]

In a world where violence and cruelty seem to be common and almost acceptable, many parents wonder what they can do to help their children to become kinder and gentler—to develop a sense of caring and compassion for others. Raising kids who care isn’t a solution to violence by itself, but it’s reasonable to worry […]

Chris Rock recently stated that “I wanted to do something in New York,” right across the bridge from the New Jersey home he shares with his wife, Malaak, and daughters, Lola, 9, and Zahra, 7. USA Today reports that despite being the family man, the title of the new Broadway play that marks comedian and […]

While we’re home vacationing and celebrating during the holiday seasons, keeping our loved ones safe from harm is important.  Knowing how to protect our children and pets from accidents and hurting themselves can make the holidays a peaceful one.

Randy Jackson has no adoration for Oprah Winfrey and tweeted his outrage last night after learning that she was allowed in the family home to do an interview. Randy believes the talk show host tried to poison the jury in the Michael Jackson molestation trial by doing a show on pedophilia during jury deliberations. “That […]

Uncle Luke on his daughter calling him a deadbeat: “I have one kid. His name is Blake Campbell and he stays with me and me and my wife raise him… It’s important to practice safe sex and it’s important to not have sex without condoms because you’ll be sperm donating and when you sperm donate […]

Lacresha says Luther Campbell “is an a**hole. He’s not a good father.” And she consistently calls him the “sperm donor”. Lacresha says more videos (and maybe even a show) are coming where she will blast her father even more. She also details Luke beating her mother to the point where she couldn’t even walk. She […]