When Do I Have “The Talk” With My Kids?
This is the question I am asked the most by parents. The short answer? Yesterday. For myriad reasons, parents push talking to their kids about sexuality to the back burner. They hold out [...]
What is Sexy?
A few years ago, one of my daughters asked me what “sexy” meant. She was probably five or six years old. It made me pause and really think about how we use that word today. Images of [...]
My Disability Does Not Make Me an Inspiration
Kaisha Elphick, who you may know as co-owner of Southern Pines Escape, had her foot amputated when she was only 18 months old. That means she has a lot of experience living in a world [...]
Your Puppy is Not at All Like a Baby
I haven’t seen Boss Baby, but I know what it’s about. Having children becomes replaced by having puppies — and the babies take on their mission to sabotage the whole thing. Got it. [...]
I Let My Kid Destroy Her Stuff
I have, since birth, let my daughter color/marker/paint on anything that belongs to her. Yes that means everything. If it’s hers, she can decorate (read: destroy) it. We’ve all seen [...]
Five Things Not to Say to Military Spouses
Deployments are a huge part of life in the military. And they suck. No one wants to be away from their loved ones for months at a time. You know what sucks even more? People who say stupid things [...]
Cheat Sheet: Little Fires Everywhere
In Shaker Heights, Ohio, a planned “Utopian” community where grass must not be grown more than six inches tall, the arrival of single mother Mia and her daughter, Pearl, is the first [...]
The Deets on Whispering Pies
Remember Zerillo’s? The pizza place that opened in Whispering Pines, and was immediately overwhelmed with orders? Nine months later, the business has changed hands, with the former owners [...]
Old or New — What’s Better To You?
Work is underway at this historic home, at the corner of Page Street and Connecticut Avenue. On North Page Street in downtown Southern Pines, a costly transformation is underway for three [...]
Seize the Clay in Seagrove
Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 to 5: Download a map of Seagrove Potters along N.C. 705 and plan for a day of behind-the-scenes access to raku firing, pottery throwing demos and slab work during [...]
