I'm rather conflicted about this topic & pretty much never leave my kids in the car for more than two minutes, but I think this is a great conversation to have. You are beyond brave for opening up this can of worms. I can't wait to see where it goes!

skinceuticals serums should never be used inside the orbital bone, unless you are using an actual eye product. The skin around your eyes is very thin & generally doesn't respond to products in the same way as the rest of your face. Skinceuticals C serums have a low pH & it is also possible for them to travel into your…

I have been in skincare for nearly 10 years & this is the basic regimen I recommend to everyone. You want a retinol(vitamin A) product at night, a vitamin C serum for day(skinceuticals is the gold standard) & a physical sunscreen you can wear everyday. If you do these three things everyday, you will keep your skin in…

becca's pressed powder is also amazing for combo/oily skin.

The Harris family are unfortunately in some pretty grim company: http://www.reuters.com/investigates/a…

This! I had my kids at 24 and 26. Everyone acted like I was crazy because I was so young & basically acted like I was pitiful because of all of the things I was going to miss out on. Now that I am in my early thirties, I am told all the time that I am lucky to have had my kids young. My career and finances…

This! I had my kids at 24 and 26. Everyone acted like I was crazy because I was so young & basically acted like I was pitiful because of all of the things I was going to miss out on. Now that I am in my early thirties, I am told all the time that I am lucky to have had my kids young. My career and finances definitely…

We have this issue in my family too. My husband & I come from families of similar class, but very different financial means. Holidays & birthdays are always a pretty humble affair in my family & a huge deal in his. It has become a little strange with our kids. We have tried to split the difference. Our home Christmas…

My husband worked at a Starbucks many years ago when frappuchinos were newish. They regularly had customers in all seriousness order 'crappuchinos'. The first time he told me about it, I was sure he was joking, but I actually heard it myself a few times when I was visiting him at work. The Starbucks employees who kept…

I have worked in skin care for a long time. Over the years, I've gotten the chance to talk with biochemists who actually design and formulate skin care products for various cosmetics brands. The explanation that I've gotten from them is that usually you would much rather a small qty of parabens in your products than…

Ellis Faas red lipsticks are amazing & look beautiful on tough to match complexions. I am super pale & know your pain! I also love the Belmacz red glosses.

My SIL is a serious helicopter parent & I have never been that way. We have always been skeptical of each others parenting, but 10 years in and all the kids are fine. I still feel like I've won though, because I haven't wasted half of my energy running around monitoring everything constantly & my kids are 100% OK! She…

I feel like it is sort of a stranger danger/liability thing. People want to get a sense of where their kids will be before they go. I understand that. Once everyone is comfortable, I find that clear communication will usually fix it. If I want to have a kid over, but not hang out with the parent, I will say in the…

I have an awesome group of parent friends! I would have lost my mind a thousand times without them. As all of our kids are getting older, they don't always gel quite as well as they used to, but we have all been able to discuss it frankly and have come up with strategies to keep the group together. We don't all have…

I saw her a few weeks ago and it was AMAZING! I just wanted her show to go on forever. It was one of the best shows I've been to in a long time. This might get some tomatoes thrown my way, but I think she is an even better live performer than Neko Case(who I also think is spectacular live).

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I saw a Flaming Lips show & it was during a particularly dreamy Flaming Lips phase. The show was amazing and any kid would have loved it. My husband & I decided that when she was old enough, we would take her to a Lips show. Fast forward 4 years, we get the chance to take her to…

I have been in the skin care industry for MANY years & I think you are about 50% right. I work for a company that sells a lot of different brands & I feel like if you cannot look at a product and see that it is either a retinol, vitamin c, pepetide, enzyme, hydrator, or sunscreen within 2 seconds put it down and don't…

Both of my girls were on the 'natural' end of the birthing spectrum. In the time since they were born, I've come to loathe the whole natural vs hi-tech way we commonly discuss birth. It charges the discussion with so much nonsense from the beginning. There are a million options between having a baby alone, naked in…

Call a lice service! My girls brought lice home from a fancy summer camp last year. By the time we found it, all 4 of us were infested! All 4 of us have thick curly hair & I was losing my everloving mind and failing to actually get to all of the eggs out. The lice lady came to my house and spent 3 hours treating and…

Fondue badges for everyone! I will only agree to be a troop leader if Shelly Long's wardrobe comes with the title.