The best of today's Mom blogs.

• From Parenthacks: What to do when your kid wants to dress up as a toilet, and other cautionary tales.

• By now we all know author J.K. Rowling says that Dumbledore is gay. Mombian tells us why this is a teaching moment all Moms should seize.

• From Southern California, Joy Unexpected shares how the raging wildfires are impacting her family.