A friend of ours had a firetruck-themed birthday party recently, and all the kids got to pretend to be firefighters and to get on a real firetruck. It was adorable all up in that piece....
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I’m the Worst Neighborhood Watch Ever
I work from home, so I am home all day. Every morning, I get up and open the blinds looking out on the front yard, then I sit down and check e-mail. Our house is...
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A Parent’s List of Honest Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! Just like the pilgrims said. Now, listen: I know that you all are going to be inundated with Facebook posts and forwarded e-mails and maybe even forced sharing at the Thanksgiving table...
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10 Signs that You Might be a Breastfeeding Mama
Um, I guess the only “sign” would be that you are, indeed, breastfeeding your child. Ahem. Just go with this anyway — an exercise in silliness. Here are 10 signs — 10 badges of honor...
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When we moved into our house, this is what it looked like from the road: Oh, you can’t see the house? That’s because it’s buried behind 65 fucking trees! SIXTY. FIVE. Trees. And that’s just what’s on the side to the left of the driveway. We decided to take down some of those trees...
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When I got pregnant, I was really worried about gaining a bunch of weight and not being able to lose it. I rolled my eyes at women who complained about not being able to lose weight after having a baby. “You know, I just had a baby — two years ago.” Oh wait, but now...
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Last night was Quinn’s first Halloween — sort of. Last year, she was too young to be able to understand any of it or to take out trick-or-treating. This year, she’s still too young to be able to understand any of it, but she is old enough for it to be totally socially acceptable and...
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When you’re a parent, you’re no stranger to unsolicited advice — about everything. You’ll hear every musing, suggestion, veiled judgment and flat-out sanctimonious grandstanding about every choice you make, from the way you feed your child to how well he sleeps at night to how you discipline him. For some reason, breastfeeding seems to get...
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Quinn carved her first pumpkin! After pointing at it and saying “pun-keen” all week, she finally got a chance to put her hands inside — and she was not too impressed. She wised up to sticking her hand inside, but she had a good time playing with the seeds and putting the spoon inside and...
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Quinn and I have been going to the park near our house more often lately. We’ve been cooped up inside way too much lately, and the days are going to be getting colder before too long, so I want to take advantage of the chance to be outside while we can. The other day, Chris...
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Comedy of Errors