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3 truths about breastfeeding that will set you freeeeeee
Yesterday, O and my boobs parted ways. I used to think I’d have a party when breastfeeding was finally over with a big “Welcome Back Boobs” banner, but instead it ended with a “that was nice,”...
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Toddler subspecies: The Runner
Through extensive anthropological observation (read: gawking at other people’s kids), I’ve learned that there are various subspecies of toddlers. O is part of a prominent tribe known as the Runners....
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Baby swim class: It’s as bad as you’d imagine
Last spring I took a baby swim class with O so he wouldn’t be afraid of the water. This spring I am taking him to baby swim class because I want him to be afraid…afraid like a post-apocalyptic world...
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Snack Attack: What makes snacks for kids so bad?
O is sick today. Not like a cold sick, but like wants to sleep all day (on me) sick. This is new for us and I’m a bit out of it. So I’m throwing out a question I’ve had for … Continue reading →
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Happy Mother of all Moms Day: Teaching kids to love the earth
Moms are awesome. Especially the mother of all moms, Mother Earth. And just like Mother’s Day, you should feel excessively guilty if you do nothing more than just say, oh right, Mom Earth, happy...
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For once, the pediatrician thinks I underreacted
Do you ever go to the doctor and have them tell you nothing is wrong, and then you’re actually kind of miffed about it? I’m not talking about anything really medically serious of course. I just mean...
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Should playgrounds be MORE dangerous?
The latest trendy parenting topic, aside from Mommygate and how American parenting is inferior, seems to be outdoor play. Which is kind of funny since sending your kid outdoors isn’t exactly a new...
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The first haircut: Lessons learned, mainly about why you shouldn’t laugh at...
Despite my brother’s insistence that mullets are now cool in Europe, a lapse of judgment that probably better explains their financial collapse better than anything else, we decided to get O his first...
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Brushing Jaws’ teeth is better than brushing Gansta Jaws’ teeth. I swear it...
When the health care bill was going through Congress, there was a lot of talk about children’s oral health and stories of toddlers with horrible tooth decay. Even though I am all about any improved...
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Something REALLY nice you could do for Mother’s Day
Lots to report today. Blog hiatus First, I think I’m going to take a little blog vacay for a week. And I have so many good excuses, and only one of them is that I’d sometimes just rather take a …...
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