Laurie Nigro
Laurie is the mother of two biological children and one husband and the caretaker of a menagerie of animals. Laurie is passionate about frugal, natural living. She was recognized by the L.I. Press Club with a “best humor column” award in 2016. Email Laurie
Laurie Nigro An empty tissue box and all it represents
The empty tissue box that sat in the bathroom for a full week is an example of how no one else in the household feels responsible for its management.
Laurie Nigro Clothes-shopping with my pre-teen, reliving the fashion horrors of my youth
Some trendy fashions of the 80s just should not make a comeback.
Laurie Nigro The 40s: a decade of shock and awe
The "odd and uncomfortable bits of awful" slowly reveal themselves as you enter your mid-40s.
Laurie Nigro: ‘It’s time for bed. Go get your hammer’ — and other crazy things I’ve told my kids
Kids do and say the darndest things — requiring parents to respond in kind.
Laurie Nigro: How I spent my summer vacation
Ten days at the ocean with family and friends. What could possibly go wrong?
Laurie Nigro: Can’t retailers let us have a little bit of summer before back-to-school ads begin?
Back-to-school circulars arrive before the Fourth of July and by August, stores have Halloween costumes and even Christmas decorations on display.
Laurie Nigro: Backyard blackberry brambles and mugwort: fun in the garden (not)
Wrestling with thorny berry brambles and mugwort in the garden is not Laurie's idea of fun.
Laurie Nigro: In June, there’s no rest for the weary
The end-of-the-school-year overscheduled-to-the-max month is exhausting.
Laurie Nigro: A lot of Fun Dad tempered by just enough Hardcore Dad makes the best dad of all
Good dads figure out what their kids need them to be, and they become that guy, even if it means missing playoff football to take their princess to the ballet.
Laurie Nigro: I’ve checked yes on every box of the ‘Are you a crazy animal lady?’ questionnaire
Becoming a crazy animal lady just snuck up on me – I should have seen the signs.
