The world is full of advice for pregnant and about-to-deliver mommies. From books to blog posts to friendly neighborhood chit chat, pregnant women and those on the verge of delivery have numerous information sources when it comes to figuring out what the hell is happening to their bodies and how […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I was recently engaging in what seemed like a friendly exchange between mothers. We commiserated about taking a crap in front of an impatient audience, the best way to explain (to your tiny, fascist dictator) that you don’t want their grimey fingers in your nose, and […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] My dearest husband, The day we met was almost like the beginning of a fairy tale, and we know how I feel about those Grimm Brothers. They’re absolutely horrid. Still, you have been my happily ever after since that fateful plane ride that brought us to […]
Before our daughter was born four-and-a-half years ago, we had it all figured out as all soon-to-be parents do. We were well-researched and anxious to show the world that we could right the wrongs of all parents that came before us. We had heard the sleeping horror stories, collected advice […]
By Holly Gaunt of Do You Speak Autism Sleep? What’s that again? Oh yes, I think I last had some in 2009. Okaaay, I can hear you saying. Not another mommy blogger moaning about sleep deprivation! We’ve all been there. Get over it. No, is my reply. No, you haven’t. […]
The following story is republished from A Day in Our Shoes. What do you think? 9 truths that the anti-vaxxers need to come clean about~time to get honest with yourselves I wasn’t going to write about this. Then we had a minor scare with my friend Lindsay’s little boy last […]
1. “Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.” -Ed Asner 2. “It’s so awful, attacking your child. It’s the worst thing I know, to shout loudly at this 50 lb being with his huge trusting brown eyes. It’s like bitch-slapping E.T.” -Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on […]
[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 […]