Author Kerrin Meriwether

Dear Diary, As a middle school teacher, I have witnessed countless parenting styles and have combined some of those examples with my upbringing to develop my own set of standards. In my family, and...

Dear Diary, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, observed Monday, January 18, is a day of service, celebration and remembrance. It's a time to honor of a man who dedicated his life’s work to equality and...

Dear Diary, Have you ever witnessed kids behaving badly on the playground? I’ve spotted kids cursing, kicking and screaming. Sometimes, they knock into my children without saying excuse me or skip the...

Dear Diary, Spotting changing tables in women's restrooms is as commonplace as a seeing sinks. But that's not the case for men. Society isn't exactly set up to support dads, single or married, the way it...

Dear Diary, As a newly minted second-time mother and Title 1 middle school educator, I am always thinking about ways to expose my children to as many opportunities as early as possible. I acknowledge that...