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
Parents, be careful what you wish for: When kids actually put down their screens and venture outside to play …...
Idyllic summer evenings... the happy sounds of the neighborhood kids playing outside ... laughing .... squealing ... screaming in pain at the top of their lungs...
How not to live up to the very serious parental responsibility of giving your kids ridiculous life advice
Here's what I've decided to tell my kids about this crazy roller-coaster ride called life that someone thought it would be funny to dump us on.
Why refusing to accept that you have food allergies is not a good life plan
I stopped buying strawberries, even though the rest of us love them, because some people have as much self-control as a goat in a supermarket.
How laundry brings out the best — and worst — in me
The last time I discovered clean, folded laundry at the bottom of the dirty clothes hamper, my family thought they'd have to call an exorcist.
Get your mom-jeans on: Ready for a spring break day-trip to the Big Apple?
Do you remember the feeling you had leading up to school vacation? The overwhelming excitement that brought you to the last day before a...
Laurie Nigro My husband, the serial fashion felon
"It looks like pedophile Underoos." The Dri-FIT Captain America shirt was just the latest in a long line of "hell no" fashion felonies perpetrated by Brian.
Laurie Nigro When you’re too busy for basics
What happens when you're so busy and tired that the little things that you used to take care of quickly get passed off to others? Well, you end up standing in your tiny half-bathroom, looking your plumber in the eye as he tells you, "You're going to have to write a blog about this."
Laurie NigroA family Easter brunch so perfect, even Martha Stewart would be jealous
When it comes to hosting holiday family gatherings, we strive for perfection, something out of Martha Stewart magazine. Then reality interferes,
Laurie NigroOur bodies, their images: a plus-sized problem for every woman
For the first time in the long and storied history of Sports Illustrated, they were allowing us to objectify and devalue a woman that was over a size eight. I mean, talk about progress.
