The second I held my son in 2009, my heart was permanently relocated from my chest and stitched to my sleeve, out in the open and vulnerable. This is not unique to me; all mothers will tell you the same thing: when we give birth to the incredible little humans we've created and carried for months, ... » Learn More about Hands
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This One Time I Took Stuff Without Paying For It…
I was in seventh grade. Maybe eighth. I was having a hard time "finding myself" as I watched those around me submerge, never to be seen again, in the various social cliques of middle school. Preps? Brains? Jocks? Bad Girls? I owned an argyle sweater, had a 4.0 GPA, played softball, and had a smart ... » Learn More about This One Time I Took Stuff Without Paying For It…
Grandparenting: It Isn’t For Everyone
Recently, I've been ignoring the love of my life (HGTV) in order to devour The Honest Toddler: A Child's Guide to Parenting. Between fits of giggles and poking my sleeping husband in the forehead to read him hilarious excerpts, I barely have time to put away the folded laundry that has been ... » Learn More about Grandparenting: It Isn’t For Everyone
5 Reasons You Should NOT Buy The Bigger Book of Parenting Tweets
Are you on Twitter? If you just said, "What's Twitter?", then the answer is no, you are not on Twitter. Think of Twitter as text messages with a limit; you only have 140 characters (and spaces count!) to convey your joke, thought, or otherwise useless and uninformative quip. And the people ... » Learn More about 5 Reasons You Should NOT Buy The Bigger Book of Parenting Tweets
Parents, Stop Using Labels As Scapegoats
"Do you think she has a...problem?" My husband asked this about our three-year-old because, recently, she has become really stellar at looking us square in the face and completely ignoring the words coming out of our mouths. I've noticed she normally utilizes this tactic when asked to do ... » Learn More about Parents, Stop Using Labels As Scapegoats