>>When my kids were born, I was working at a nonprofit making more than I ever had in my life — $36,000. My partner was...[Read More]
Tag Archives: child care
>>My kids are filthy, covered in sweat, with matted hair and huge grins on their faces. They bathe in the cold air blasting on them...[Read More]
>>It is 3 pm when my 11-year-old son asks me for a cell phone. He and his younger brother want to walk a half-mile loop...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK How hard is it to do the right thing, especially when it comes to our children? Sometimes, if politics are involved, it...[Read More]
>>Dear Santa, I know it’s early to be asking, and you’re busy making all the fantastic gadgets that I’ll be stalking at Toys ‘R Us...[Read More]
>>By this time next week the halls of schools across the state will be full of jostling, happy kids, ready for another year of learning....[Read More]
>>As a parent in North Carolina, it’s hard to keep up. My husband works at UNC-Chapel Hill, and in the past 5 years, his wages...[Read More]
>>I didn’t intend to stay at home with my children. I knew that I had student loans to pay off. But what I didn’t know...[Read More]
>>North Carolina is a state with lots of diversity in its scenery and its people. You don’t have to travel far to see how the...[Read More]
>>BY SAMANTHA EVERETT We’ve had a few months to get used to the word “sequester.” We even spent some time laying out is...[Read More]