Have a messy eater? Once upon I a time, I did too. Check out my 5 greatest tips on how to have a mess-free feeding session with kids!
[Continue reading...]My Husband Wants a Gun and I Don’t
July 19, 2013 1 Comment
You read the title; my husband wants a gun. Now I don’t know much about guns other than the fact that they kill people, but I’m really struggling with this now more than ever. Why? Because he’s decided to push the issue. We’ve been married nearly 15 years and from the moment we were handed […]
[Continue reading...]The Joys of Dressing Sloppy Boys
July 19, 2013 1 Comment
I love children’s fashion as much as the next mom, but you know what I love even more? Having kids who don’t give a rat’s ass about what they wear. Sure, I drool over the killer threads sported by fashionably famous Instagram tots. I pin expertly styled kid couture. Heck, I even buy my kids […]
[Continue reading...]The Surprising Way I’m Bonding With My Tween Son
July 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
You guys, I’m struggling with the tweenage years already. Boy Wonder is only 10 years old and I feel like we have less in common than ever. This kid has always been the yin to my yang, the macaroni to my cheese, the chow-chow to my beans and now, well, we’re just two people struggling […]
[Continue reading...]4 Fairy Tale Myths You Need to Let Go of Right Now!
July 15, 2013 Leave a Comment
Whether you realize it or not, you’ve spent most of your romantic life trying to reconcile love’s myth vs. reality. Check out 4 of the most dangerous romantic myths we grapple with along with healthier alternatives to consider.
[Continue reading...]Life Lessons From the Pool
July 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
My kids and I have been spending countless hours at other people’s pools this summer. I know, tough life. In summers past I avoided the pool like the plague for a myriad of cellulite and drowning-induced reasons, but something’s different this summer and I don’t exactly know what it is. Maybe it’s me, or life, […]
[Continue reading...]Boy Wonders: 11 Unfair Things About Being a Big Brother
July 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
~A post contributed by my eldest son~ Being a big brother isn’t so great. Everybody says it’s so great, but I don’t think so. I’ve been a big brother now for 5¾ years so I kind of know a lot about being one. My mom told me that being a big brother is more than […]
[Continue reading...]Digital Rules for Couples
July 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
Hi Friends, I’m honored to be over at Randi Zuckerberg’s (yes, that Zuckerberg) Dot Complicated dishing on digital rules to bring couples closer together.
[Continue reading...]My Toddler Potty-Trained Himself
July 9, 2013 Leave a Comment
OK, so BooBoo isn’t a toddler anymore, but when he was he totally potty-trained himself. This is his story.
[Continue reading...]10 Things People Using Government Assistance Want You to Know
July 9, 2013 Leave a Comment
This weekend I stood in a Walmart checkout line behind a mother of three using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a government assistance program designed to help low-income households pay for food. She had placed basics on the conveyor belt: milk, bread, cheese, children’s fever reducer, apples, raw chicken, Cheerios, rice, and a few […]
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