My brothers used to torture my toys. My brother Paul stuck an M-80 in the neck of my Dressy Bessy, lit the fuse, tossed Dressy Bessy into the air and – kapow! – Dressy Bessy stuffing rained down on me like so much nuclear fallout. My brother Brian tied one end of a piece of red yarn around the neck... Continue reading »

Did you call your mother on Mother's Day? You better have called her because if you didn't and your brother or sister did, they're now mom's favorite. A little sibling rivalry can be a good thing. Competition often brings out the best in brothers and sisters. But don't you wonder what it must like to be to be Nikki in... Continue reading »

One day, many years ago, English Teacher Dave (who was, amazingly enough, one of my English teachers in high school) shut me down in the middle of a familial whine-fest with this sarcastic gem: "Parents. Don't ever have any."

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Who doesn't like a good list? Top 10 Movies and Top 10 TV Shows can put a serious dent in a long car trip. Many a bar has been closed down with the re-ordering of a personal list to Top 10 Songs. Starting tonight (Thursday, May 8), SoapNet is getting in on the fun with its new original series "Relative... Continue reading »