Women have a lot on their plates, and I'm not just talking about my soon-to-be birthday plate that had better be overflowing with lasagna, cake, and ice cream. I'm basically the human version of Garfield the Cat. Anyway, no, I'm talking about our proverbial plates that are piled so high with ... » Learn More about Finding Balance at the MomCon in Pittsburgh
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If Toddlers Chose Their Own Consequences
The concept of time Cause and effect Putting on one's shoes These are some of the abstract ideas that completely elude toddlers. It can be maddening trying to reason with their pint-size persistence, and despite very clear explanations, they tend to miss the mark like ... » Learn More about If Toddlers Chose Their Own Consequences
Suburban Haiku, A Giveaway, & Love At First Syllable
Those who say so much yet speak so few words have always earned my admiration. These people are like walking, talking Twitter feeds: zeroing in on only the essentials and then leaving you alone with your thoughts to mull over the information in the comfort of your own brain. Take my husband for ... » Learn More about Suburban Haiku, A Giveaway, & Love At First Syllable
The Interview That Changed My Life. As Told By Me.
You guys, I'm kind of a big deal now. *Pops collar, trips over dog* You may have heard my presence was requested at the KDKA studios in Pittsburgh? Talk radio host Mangino contacted me last week after my article, I Put My Husband Before Our Kids, exploded all over the Internet. Lots of people ... » Learn More about The Interview That Changed My Life. As Told By Me.
“Your Baby Has Holes in Her Heart” As Shared By the Worst Pediatric Cardiologist EVER
It was about 7AM, an otherwise acceptable time to wake a gal up, unless she had just spent the entire day before laboring and expelling the cutest almost 10-pound baby girl (along with some other stuff...). I had been looking forward to the first comfortable stomach sleep in almost 8 months, and was ... » Learn More about “Your Baby Has Holes in Her Heart” As Shared By the Worst Pediatric Cardiologist EVER