Dear Aimee, Do you have any ideas for great family summer fun? I always want to make plans, but before I know it the summer is over and we still haven’t done anything exciting. Bummer Summer – Elk City, Oklahoma How about taking the old family roadster for a 3,000 mile cross-country trip? That’s exactly what […]
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What to Expect When Expecting: How about a Dad?
Dear Aimee, I recently saw “What to Expect When Expecting” and thought it did a good job of showing how a Dad can be involved in the birth and the raising of a child. But Dads still don’t get the respect they deserve in our society. Any thoughts on why that is? Curt- Cordell, OK […]
American Horror Story: Little League Chronicles
Dear Aimee, I was at a child’s soccer game recently and was mortified by the behavior of some of the adults in the stands. Is it too much to ask for parents to behave more maturely than the kids? Silent Objector – Clinton, OK Such non-sportsman-like behavior was present, on a much larger scale, as […]
Homeschool Moms: Are They Smarter Than Their 5th Grader?
Dear Aimee, I am not too familiar with homeschooling, but as an educator have seen pros and cons. Why is it that a teacher needs a degree to teach school, but a parent can home school without having any higher learning? I can speak on this topic with some authority. My kids have experienced the […]
“I got the moves like Jagger…” Really? You do?
Dear Aimee,I feel the music my teen listens to is rude and inappropriate, but of course they disagree. Where do you draw the line on music and language in the home, and how do you enforce it? One day my husband and I were riding in the car and he was singing along to a […]
Everything Sounds Better With a French Accent
Dear Aimee, I have been married for two years and feel like we are already becoming an old boring couple. Is this what I can expect from now on? -Bliss or Bust, Mustang, Oklahoma I have a bit of French ancestry which I grasp onto with white knuckles. So when I had the opportunity to […]
Facebook Love!
Dear Aimee, I am so tired of Facebook, and people talking to “friends” that they have never really met. Those relationships cannot take the place of real friendships, and are a distraction from taking care of those around you. As a stay at home mother, my opportunities for random personal encounters are few and far […]
Haters on the Highway
Dear Readers,March has inadvertently been a month of internet specials, my columns have included websites and various nuggets of wisdom I have gained from my regular net surfing. I will finish up this month with an anecdote that I found to be poignant and applicable. In the book Quitter by Jon Acuff, he addresses the […]
My Favorite Dress I Never Wear
Dear Aimee, It’s time for a spring wardrobe overhaul. Any tips for closet must-haves this season? I would love to pretend that I am the authority on clothing trends, but my season switch consists of changing out darker colored track suits for brighter colored tees and cropped sweatpants. I do enjoy keeping up with what’s […]
Hunger Games, Violence, and My Children
This review-lite of the Hunger Games contains NO SPOILERS. Fabulous! The best book retelling I have ever seen. Usually I find myself walking away, saying, “The book was way better than the movie.”, but this time I was fully satisfied driving home from the theater. Of course, not all my favorite moments were captured, but […]
The Plain Wife by Aimee Jones 