Featured Events
ZOO LIGHTS
in BRPM Monthly Print Calendar
Enjoy more than 50 illuminated display sculptures of animals and traditional holiday themes on a mile-long trail winding through the zoo.
at BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo
Every day
FAMILY FRIENDLY CONCERT
Johnette Downing will perform. Free.
at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
LSU CANDLELIGHT CONCERT
Tickets run $11-18.
at LSU Student Union Theater
HOLIDAY LIGHTS AT BATON ROUGE GENERAL
Each night, the lawn transforms into a twinkling display complete with more than 100,000 l...
at Bluebonnet Boulevard and Picardy Avenue
Every day
Disney Rookies: Should We Book a Trip?
by Mari Walker on
Second graders are prone to hyperbole, or at least mine seems to be. However, she may be pretty close in thinking everyone but her has been to Disney World. Of course, I know that can’t possibly be true, but I do feel the allure of the magic mouse an... Read full article
Sleepaway for Mama: Leaving My Daughters Overnight for the First Time
by Mari Walker on
In more than seven and a half years of parenting, I had never left my children overnight until recently. Other than her recent trip to pony camp, the only time I was away from my older daughter was when my younger daughter was born. I stayed in the h... Read full article
Child’s Play: Don’t Hate the Playa OR the Game
by Mari Walker on
“Mama, will you play with me?” The question can sometimes sink me like a stone, especially if I’m in the midst of a work project or otherwise doing something I want or need to do.... Read full article
Parenting Advice from The Sopranos?
by Mari Walker on
I was a high school senior when The Sopranos debuted 20 years ago. I lived in the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma, and didn’t have basic cable let alone access to HBO to see the cultural juggernaut as it was airing for the first time. ... Read full article
I’m 38. What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?
on
The only call I’ve ever felt certain of was the call to be a mother, and it’s specifically the call to be the mother of my two daughters, ages seven and three. But my professional call, what I’m supposed to be “when I grow up,” has been much murkier.... Read full article
My Heart Walks Around Without Me: A Girl Scout Camp Experience
by Mari Walker on
Parenting through the elementary years seems to be a gradual release, letting go of the demands (and some of the rewards) of mothering small children. Part of me welcomes the release, and I want nothing more for my daughters than to soar into fulfill... Read full article
How Do I Respond to Comments from Kids About My Body?
by Mari Walker on
As I established in Suit Up, Mama, I’m living my life in a fat body. It’s not good or bad, it just is. I certainly wish my body were smaller sometimes, and I do exercise and try to be healthy. But I also accept it for what it is: my body that allows ... Read full article
Overscheduled: Otherwise What’s a SAHM For?!
by Mari Walker on
When Miss Seven started Kindergarten, her dad and I decided to limit after school activities to two: one sport or otherwise something physical and one more arts focused activity. My, how times have changed. Right now, we have four extracurricular act... Read full article
Bunny Bunny Goes Missing!
by Mari Walker on
It’s hard to know what toy your kid will latch onto, what will become the irreplaceable lovey or important, gotta-take-it-everywhere trinket.... Read full article
Existentialism in Carpool Line
by Mari Walker on
As a mom of a first grader and preschooler, I spend A LOT of time in my car. Waiting in carpool line can seem interminable, especially with little miss who is passing time with me in the back seat. ... Read full article