Perswaysion

Yep — I was pickpocketed at a Raleigh bar. No, I didn’t feel a thing. Yes, this is sounds like an old-timey crime but is most definitely a thing that happens in 2019. This is a PSA. [...]

My parents, like many of their peers in the 1990s, believed that summer camp was a thing for rich kids without imagination. So, almost every day, I would convince my grandma to leave a re-run of [...]

We asked a Moore County firefighter which fireworks were dangerous. The answer: all of them. First of All: How Many Calls do You Get on the Fourth of July? Over the last 5 years, we have averaged [...]

Note: This piece was penned in response to a column by Laura N., a parent of a kindergartner at Southern Pines Primary. While we may not agree on the lines drawn by the Board of Education, we can [...]

My daughter attends Southern Pines Primary school.  She has had an amazing experience at this Title 1 school, yet people (in this case, from Pinehurst who are being pulled down) are not [...]

What could be wrong with letting my 7-year-old watch a classic family sitcom every night before bed? The trouble, as you might expect, stems from the star’s very name. When you hear the [...]

My partner is awesome in every way, including the bedroom. But, he is also very “adventurous.” I have been able to keep up until recently, but there are some things I just won’t [...]

Organizing for me is like I imagine breathing must be for other people.  I can’t relax unless everything is put away in its proper place.  As a kid I arranged my stuffed [...]

We all know that person with the killer sweet tooth, who could eat cake and cookies every meal if they weren’t such a respectable human being. But, we all become that person this time of year. [...]

Where do you draw the line between a gift being sensible and so practical that it’s boring? What about crossing the line between being a thoughtful gift and an offensive one? We took a random [...]