Eliana Osborn

I look tired when I stay up too late. I also look tired if I get eight hours of sleep.

Don’t listen to horror stories about airplane tantrums. Listen to me while I let you in on the secret perks of seeing the world with kiddos.

1. Borrow a child.

How do you love someone who continually does things to hurt himself? I’ve been holding a phone with my stoned, sobbing brother on the other end for nearly 20 years. I keep picking up the pieces, keep having my heart break, because he’s my brother.

A haircut is a whole lot cheaper than therapy or tattoos or a round-the-world plane ticket.

1. Write a damn letter.

Now that I’m a mother, I’m much more sympathetic to a woman who just couldn’t take it anymore. Not saying I’d leave my kids in a parking lot and hope for the best . . . just saying that I can understand the impulse.

Baranta is a new martial art focusing on traditional folk dancing and activities.

Look, Connect Four is not a good game. But it can be over quickly, which is pretty great.

My Life on the Road (or MLR) is not what I expected...the idea of not waiting for experience to come to you permeates the book.