Mommy Chronicles

Jill Orr: Look Who’s Talking

Stay woke and slay teen slang. Every generation of teenagers has its own slang. Adults…

Jill Orr: Where Are You from?

So much of how we parent comes from looking backward. Our minds continually flash back…

Jill Orr: Lessons in Social Media

Is the web world really so nasty? Parenting in the age of social media is…

One Fine Day

  The art of talking to teenagers.  For years, I’ve asked my kids the same…

Jill Orr: Time Waits for No Mom

  Jill Orr talks about going through “the middle.” I’ve been writing the “Mommy Chronicles”…

(F)lying the friendly skies

  Like many quasi-neurotic people, I don’t really like to fly. But not for the…

Rejection

As this is the Arts Issue of COMO Living, I thought I’d explore an issue…

As You Wish

Parenting advice courtesy of “The Princess Bride” Because I am both lazy and an opportunistic…

Creating a Momster

I’m committing one of the cardinal sins of writing by basing this entire essay on…

Jill Orr: The Mommy Wars?

By Jill Orr When Columbia Home told me this issue was going to be about…

Love Is All We Need

My mother recently lost her father. He was 90, frail in mind and body and…

Jill Orr: Keep Calm and Cheer On

Let’s face it: Most of us are not raising professional athletes. Most of us are…