Lara Chapman

Thanksgiving Traditions Thanksgiving already gets overlooked; the retailers leap frog from Halloween to Christmas. I can say without apology that I resent it. I love Thanksgiving. It’s one of my favorite days of the year....

Confession: I spend more time working than I do with my kids. I’m not proud of it. Embarrassed, actually. Now, before you go wagging your finger at me, let me defend myself. I'm the mother...

MOTHER'S DAY. The day to celebrate mothers nationwide, including ourselves. And for good reason, right? I mean… let’s be honest. We do the lion’s share of the work. We shuttle our kids to doctor visits...

Hey-hey, AMB readers! I’m Lara Chapman, the “veteran mom” at AMB. I’m the mother of two, the stepmother of one, and one of four siblings. I’m a high school English teacher, a published young...