Opinion

YO MAMA: Why is my toddler so obsessed with butter?
OPINION I have spent the past several months conducting a scientific study into the eating…

THOMPSON: What has happened at The Louvre?
OPINION I love Paris, even before my first visit to the City of Light in…

YO MAMA: Weathering the seasons with a toddler in tow
OPINION There’s complaining about the weather, and then there’s complaining about the weather when you…

THOMPSON: How the McDonald’s drive-thru was born
OPINION Every day, about 2.5 million Canadians buy food at one of the 1,403 McDonald’s…

THOMPSON: Gangsters and G-Men, and my teen years
OPINION Growing up, my friends and I often headed to Lake Weir to waterski, swim,…

YO MAMA: Great, my baby’s teething, again
OPINION It was the middle of the night and the baby had woken up screaming.…

THOMPSON: George Santos went ‘big’ now he should go home
OPINION “Go big,” they say, “or go home!” If ever there was anyone who lived…

THOMPSON: How to dodge a cold or the flu this winter
OPINION Contrary to what we hear on Facebook – the modern repository for scientific and…

YO MAMA: Ringing in the holidays as a new parent
OPINION We flopped onto the couch and sat slumped over for a few minutes like…

THOMPSON: It’s time for the annual New Year’s resolutions
OPINION The year is almost over and it’s time to declare those New Year’s resolutions.…

YO MAMA: How to build a snowman with a toddler
OPINION AllI wanted was to build a nice snowman. It was the perfect day for…

THOMPSON: Seeing manatees in the wild worthy addition to bucket list
OPINION Few places offer more natural beauty and outdoor opportunities than my home town Ocala,…

YO MAMA: The week my son didn’t poop
OPINION “Do you have to poop?!” I squealed, hardly able to contain my excitement. My…

THOMPSON: Some thoughts on how to survive the holiday season
OPINION “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”…so goes the seasonal Andy Williams song.…

YO MAMA: The power of natural consequences
OPINION My son held his hand way out in front of him, offering a half-eaten…