Megan Roggendorff

Megan Roggendorff
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Megan and her husband and two kids happily live, play, eat, sleep, and basically do everything else on the island that is East Nashville. She currently serves on the Board of Directors at Street Theatre Company, and she occasionally moonlights as an actress. You can visit her brutally honest (and often vulgar) blog, outofkadesh.com, if you want way too much information about her and her family.

Why Manners Matter

When my six-year-old was a baby, I was immersed for the first time in the fascinating new world of Other Parents. I had no friends with kids, so it was truly surprising to me...

Seriously Successful: A New Year’s Betterment Project

Well, fellow moms—it’s a new year. Facebook is full of 2015 reflections, people are passing around Dave Barry’s end of the year review, and all I can think is, “I really need to ...

My Husband Let Me Write This Post

Early last year, I abandoned my children and returned to my first love. Ok, not really. There was no abandonment. But I did return to my first love for the first time since having...

No Wrapping Required: The Most Important Holiday Gift I’m Giving My Kids

Something about the holidays always makes me a little bit blue. I wasn’t quite sure what it was until I was discussing Christmas with my husband the other day. We came up with a...

Your Opportunity to Change a Child’s Life

Ella, who lives with a Monroe Harding foster family, came into care almost a year ago. When she arrived, this 12-year-old middle school student was skipping school, failing classes, and struggling to overcome the...

Staying at the Table: Six Tips on (Eventually) Eating Out with Kids

Last week, we met some friends for dinner with our kids and it was . . . bananas. I mean, it was pure chaos—the kind of evening that kid-less couples use to explain to their...

Just the Three of Us: Building Relationships with My Kids

Last week, I took my kids to Cheekwood to see the Human Landscape exhibit. It was a beautiful day, and we took our time strolling through the gardens and winding our way down to...

Easy DIY Halloween Costumes 101

Halloween is coming up! I’m so excited—it’s one of my favorite holidays. For one, it’s my absolute favorite time of year—the season that’s full of blustery air, leaves crunching underfoot, cozy sweaters, and the...

It IS Easy Being Green!

  I was at the pool the other day when suddenly this guy started spraying his bald head with aerosol sunscreen. I watched as if in slow motion as my kids walked right through the...

Diary of an Epic Road Trip with Kids

  My husband’s uncle passed away recently, and his memorial took place in Kansas—which means we packed up the car and took an epic (14 hour!) road trip to the midwest. It turns out that...