PHOTOS: ‘Reasons My Kid Is Crying’ All-Stars

February 25, 2016

My kids are the most adorable things on earth … but seriously — SERIOUSLY — why do they have to freak out over absolutely nothing sometimes?! There aren’t any raisins in my daughter’s cereal (sob); I won’t let my 1-year-old stand on the table (oh, the injustice)! It’s true. Kids cry for no logical reason whatsoever. Whether they’re mad at me for taking away the scissors or bawling because…

Alex Richards is a Brooklyn-based young adult writer with a background in photography and television production. She loves making no-budget horror flicks with her friends, cooking, crafting, exploring, and being silly with her two kids, awesome husband, and lazy cats. In addition to her young adult novel, Back Talk, Alex writes for New York Family Magazine, and works with ASAP, a South African organization supporting rural communities of women caring for vulnerable children.