[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Briton Underwood of Punk Rock Papa Our hands are for good things. Our hands are for kindness. Our hands should never hurt another. For a time in my life I wore a WWJD bracelet on my wrist. For those not in the know, it stands […]
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My Daughter is Recovering From Colic, and I Am, Too
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Sarah Caughron of Sisterhood of the Training Pants MY DAUGHTER IS A RECOVERING COLIC (whatever the hell that means). Recovery is a multi-step process, right? If you, too, have a child and family in the throes of colic, let me start by saying what I […]
Don’t Compare My Child to Your Pet
We understand you love your fur babies. But don’t compare them to our kids. They’re not even close.
When Your Significant Other Gets a Significant Diagnosis
By Lauren Salkin of Think Spin My husband, son and I sit in the urologist’s waiting room. It’s New Year’s Eve; a skeleton staff runs the office. I hope it isn’t a prognostic metaphor. After several minutes, a nurse appears and herds us off to a conference room, down a […]
The Great Screen Time Debate
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Jocelyn Cox of The Home Tome Of all the hot-button dilemmas of parenthood, I have waffled on the “screen-time” and television issue the most. To state it plainly, I didn’t think I would let my child watch any TV. And yet, already by the age […]
Sh*t Happens Next Door: Finding My Voice as My Daughter Finds Hers
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Ashley Lamb-Sinclair of Beautiful Junkyard Last week my daughter and I went to TJ Maxx and I, big and pregnant, had to pee upon arrival. We went into a two-stall women’s restroom, and I could smell immediately that it was occupied. But Mama had to […]
I Wish I Weren’t a Liar: On Talking About Infertility
By Ambrosia Brody of Random Aspects of My Life I wish I weren’t such a liar. I wish that I could lean in close to my best friend and tell her the truth when she asks if I’d like another baby. “Actually, there’s something I’ve been wanting to tell you.” I’d […]
Call Girls Pretty and 15 Other Things You Can’t Let Boys Do
By Samantha Wassel of Between the Monkey Bars Raising boys isn’t as simple as it used to be. Look around you—online, at the playground, in the newly-neutralized toy aisles of Target—and you’ll notice that traditional gender lines are becoming blurrier by the second. You’ll also notice people getting their panties (or […]