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What do a cartoon dog, a blank greeting card and Valentine’s Day have in common? My awkward marriage proposal, of course. On Valentine’s Day 1998, my boyfriend gave me a card with a cartoon dog on it. This just wasn’t just any cartoon dog, oh no, it was a cartoon dog dressed in a tuxedo […]
[Image credit] I’ve never written about my job outside the home except to say the logistics of working motherhood are challenging, and that’s putting it mildly. About 6 months ago, Boy Wonder began struggling and I obviously internalized the reasons why; total mom thing to do. He needed me more than ever in his life […]
When it comes to breastfeeding, we all start out with the same thought: I’m a woman. I have boobies. How hard could it be? Enter the irony of breastfeeding. It seems like breastfeeding should be all so very natural and instinctual and yet it just isn’t. Breastfeeding takes practice and support and lots and lots of […]
My fellow Yahoo Shine Parenting Gurus and I were asked to write a love letter to our childhood crush in the spirit of Valentine’s Day. What should have been a sweet assignment turned out to be thoroughly heart-wrenching. My childhood crush was beautiful and kind and his life was cut tragically short. This was the hardest […]
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[Image credit] You get it. I get it. We all get it. Since no parent is immune to the phenomenon of unsolicited parenting advice, how do we handle it? I’ll tell you what I do, if you clicky right here… How to you handle unsolicited parenting advice?
Big Daddy P got himself a fancy shmancy camera and suddenly I’m expected to be his muse. He has delusions of pin-up grandeur of which I have serious and justified reservations. See, I don’t know if he knows this, but I have had 2 kids and I don’t like to prance around wearing vintage swimsuits and high […]
[Image credit] Every day I get emails from companies looking to reach out to my Mommy Friends through me, kinda like Ghost, but not as sexy. My fellow mom bloggers know what I’m talking about when I say sometimes these companies have you (and me) all wrong. I get emails addressed to “Dear Blogger”. Wow, […]
[Image credit] If we’re all in this together, why are moms so judgmental? I have my theories, check ’em out by visiting here. Why do you think moms are so judgmental?
The Untitled GenX Podcast
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