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Should dad and mom suffer through kid’s birthday parties together?
I’m sure there’s a parent out there somewhere who gets excited whenever a kid’s birthday party invitation arrives in the mail. You know, the parent who says, “McDonald’s Playland! Awesome! I haven’t...
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Baby lust
Last night I walked a friend’s 6-week-old around town. The day before, I’d seen my friend at a coffee shop. I’d asked, “How are you?” She’d tried to smile. Then she sat down and put her face in her...
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Motrin has pissed off the Mom-o-Sphere
Poor Motrin. The company tried to market its painkillers to mothers, rightly thinking that mothers 1) are the main spenders in every household 2) have more aches and pains than professional hockey...
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My daughter, the spendaholic
My daughter's piggy bank is broke. My 4-year-old daughter is a capitalist who is a firm believer in retail therapy. She even wants to buy things off the TV. For instance, not long ago, she excitedly...
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26 Things No One Told You About Life as a Parent
What no one tells you: Babies rarely look like this! 1. Many, many mornings at 5:30 a.m., you will spend inordinate amounts of time bargaining with God for just one more hour of sleep. 2. There...
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How parenting makes you stupid
I’m almost positive that I was smart before I became a mom. I really was. In college, for instance, I successfully carried a triple major—journalism, sociology, and keg stands—and still managed to...
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When a girl wishes she were a boy
Yesterday was our daughter’s Pre-K graduation. Let’s just ignore, for a moment, that cap and gown ceremonies used to once be reserved for high school and college seniors. Let’s also overlook the fact...
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Why Parenthood is Worth It
A while back, after I’d written a post about losing it in an elevator, someone asked me, “Is parenthood worth it?” I didn’t know how to answer that question at the time other than to say, “Yes, it is,...
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What parenthood looks like
I came across this old photo—taken a few months after our daughter was born—when I was consolidating photos from one computer onto another. It sums up my feelings about the first two years of...
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All Parents Are Guilty As Charged
If there are any two things that all parents universally believe, they might be: 1. None of us wants to become the prime topic of conversation between our children and their therapists years from...
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