[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Many parents experience angst and uncertainty at their children’s major life transitions, from potty training to those first days of pre-school. For us, transitioning our toddler from his crib to a big kid bed was akin to mastering astrophysics in under a week. We had absolutely […]
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Why I Want My Kids to Live with Their Significant Others Before Marriage
My husband and I grew up in relatively conservative families. Our parents went to church every Sunday, made sure we ate dinner together every night, and, most importantly, waited until they were married to live with each other. So when my husband and I announced we would be moving out […]
The Mighty Tampon
Originally Published by Michelle Grewe at Crumpets and Bollocks Today is just a day about the period. Period. There were more references to a woman’s cycle made today than I’m sharing in this post, but I think it’s important we take the useful information and apply it to our lives. […]
Plastic is Delicious…And Other Things My Baby is Thinking
Originally Published by Amy Hunter on The Outnumbered Mother After three kids, I’m pretty sure I’ve blocked out the myriad of stupid situations and random disasters that come with raising sons. Because, if I were to have a crystal-clear recollection of it all, I’d be occupying a padded room somewhere. […]
5 Lingering Parental Questions about the Movie Frozen
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Didn’t get enough of Disney’s Frozen in your life this past year? Just kidding, of course most of us wish we had the ability to time travel solely to prevent this nonsensical movie from ever being created. We have marveled at how little we can logically […]
How to Sleep Train Your Baby Without Losing Your Damn Mind
Sleep is an elusive beast when you’re a new parent. Kind of like Big Foot. Or the Loch Ness Monster. Or aliens. You want it. You need it. You’ve seen it before (at least you think you have), so you’re pretty sure it’s a real thing. You just can’t figure […]
Ashes
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Originally Published by Joelle Wisler on Running from Mountain Lions It was a beautiful thought, really. My husband’s grandparents had died earlier this year (amazingly, they were born and then died eight days apart, both having lived exactly 95 years, 9 months and 28 days). Our […]
Pee Happens: Bathroom Accidents at School
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Originally Published by Charlotte on Ruckus Girl The sight of those soiled jeans gave me a flashback to my own bathroom accident moment. A time when all my efforts to avoid having to go were in vain. I had waited too long. I peed myself. In school. […]