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June 2015

June 10, 2015

In which I nag you to buy life insurance

I really hate it when people say, “You have no business having children if you...

June 09, 2015

In which I nag you to buy life insurance

I really hate it when people say, "You have no business having children if you...

May 2015

May 15, 2015

My Dear Graduates

For some reason, nobody ever asks me to give the commencement address at their local...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Carve Out Time for These Few Essentials

You'll also find regular exercise gives you more energy to do something that is absolutely...

April 08, 2015

So you want to start a blog?

Every so often, someone asks me for tips on launching a new blog. Here...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

I refuse to worry about what my kids eat for dinner.

Today, I'm making Zuppa Toscana. When I share recipes I'm trying, people often ask, "Will...

March 13, 2015

Welcome, baby! 12 gifts that new moms want the most

New baby gifts! Fun to receive, fun to give, almost impossible to get wrong. The...

February 2015

February 03, 2015

Dealing with busybodies: some practical tips

For a sociable or tender-hearted person, just saying, "None of your business. Buzz off!" isn't...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

Dear Simcha, Vol. 1

Happy Thanksgiving! I know that many of you are very busy and/or really depressed today. ...

November 27, 2014

Dear Simcha, Vol. 2

Dear Mr. Pfischurr, if that is indeed your name, I was thinking of sending a...

June 2014

June 10, 2014

At the Register: When Your Child Has Problems

Bouncing off Jen Fitz's advice for Christian parents of transgendered children, I have a few...

May 2014

May 15, 2014

At the Register: A Few Tips for Making Hard Choices

BECAUSE I LOVE TO GIVE ADVICE! And my life is not a complete and utter...

May 01, 2014

At the Register: True Suffering Isn’t Photogenic

Don't add pain to pain by expecting it to "hurt so good." PIC emo tears...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Advice for mom who is unexpectedly expecting?

A reader writes: Dear Simcha, do you have any reading material suggestions (in print or...

August 2010

August 17, 2010

Home School to the Classroom

Oops, I forgot to tell you that today I'm at Faith and Family Live, dishing...

August 13, 2010

7 Quick Takes: “Fair’s Fair” Edition

Don't worry, it's not another scholarly fisk of the cultural significance of Billy Jean. I'm...

July 2010

July 02, 2010

7 Quick Takes: HTH

Hope This Helps Edition In which I solve seven common problems --1-- Did you...