This new video is going around called “People Interview for the ‘World’s Toughest Job.’” Everyone’s been sharing it like crazy and raving about it when they do. I think it’s bullshit. Here’s why: We don’t...
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Through the circle fast and slow.
You know how when you’re pregnant you start to think that everyone else around you is pregnant because you just notice it more? I feel like now that I’m a parent, I have a new...
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Crappy life update. Life is still crappy, just a little less so.
A few months ago, I wrote a couple of dreary posts about my husband moving out and things being generally craptastic. I figured I owed an update since I’ve been mostly silent about the state...
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Why You Wouldn’t Want Me in Your Mommy Group
After I became a parent, I started signing up for mommy groups. Because that’s what you do, right? You have kids. It’s your responsibility to make sure those kids get to interact with other kids....
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Awhile ago, I started up a Tumblr called “Attachment Parenting Ryan Gosling” for shits and giggles. It got a pretty good following, which means that two really annoying things started happening: 1) Everyone wanted to criticize the “grammar” on the photos (Typos happen when you’re in a hurry, people. Get over it!); and 2) Everyone...
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When I was a kid, my parents didn’t do fancy things like read me books. I never heard about most of the stories that people grew up with, like “Goodnight Moon” or “I Love You, Forever,” until I was in college and working at a book store. Of course, I didn’t even read any of...
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Occasionally, when I am putting my daughter back to sleep at 2 a.m., I put aside my exhaustion and my frustration and my overall stress from the day and I just watch her sleep. There is nothing that makes me feel more old. When I look at her face, I see perfect, unblemished, fragile features....
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Don’t believe what you read in those interviews. Jamais. Life is absolutely craptastic right now, and it never fails to seem more so after I’ve spent a few hours on Facebook. I had a miscarriage, so of course, several of my friends are pregnant. My husband and I are experiencing one of the worst times...
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Y’all, I have this love-hate relationship with thrift shops. I used to go to them all the time when I was an angsty teen who liked to wear flannel and was really into Jordan Catalano. (And if you don’t know who Jordan Catalano is, then I’m sorry, but we can’t be friends. It’s not me,...
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I’ve never been one for resolutions. I’m an introspective person, and I’m always trying to figure out what’s “right” and what’s “best” and modifying my behavior accordingly. I mean, I’m not perfect: I’m not always successful. I don’t just fold my arms and blink my eyes and make it so. I am, after all, still...
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What being AP Means to Me