Raising boys – Toulouse and Tonic https://toulouseandtonic.com Making my kids hate me one post at a time. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 17:39:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.17 39181224 How Becoming a Parent Turned Me From An Extrovert Into an Introvert https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-becoming-a-parent-turned-me-from-an-extrovert-into-an-introvert/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-becoming-a-parent-turned-me-from-an-extrovert-into-an-introvert/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:04:26 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8356 Before I had kids, there was no one who would describe me as anything other than an extrovert. I went out all the time, I was social as could be, sometimes I even danced on tables if I’d had enough juice. But then becoming a parent turned me from an extrovert into an introvert. The […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-becoming-a-parent-turned-me-from-an-extrovert-into-an-introvert/feed/ 0 8356 Funniest Moms On The Internet, Volume 6 https://toulouseandtonic.com/funniest-moms-internet-volume/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/funniest-moms-internet-volume/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:26:04 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8260 It’s time for the next edition of my roundup of the funniest moms on the internet. I’ve been scouring the www collecting the most hilarious posts for you and here are the ones that stood out in the unbearable heat of summer. Find a seat in the shade and get to reading, and maybe put on some Depends. It’s gonna […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-ideas-free-summer-activities-kids/feed/ 2 8201 Top 10 Signs I Chose the Wrong Baby Daddy https://toulouseandtonic.com/top-10-signs-chose-wrong-baby-daddy/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/top-10-signs-chose-wrong-baby-daddy/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:29:11 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8232 This is a guest post by a friend of mine named Greta. She’s smart and funny and awesome and just happened to make a very bad choice in a Baby Daddy, so she thought she’d write about it for you. Did any of you choose the wrong baby daddy? *post contains affiliate links. If you […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/top-10-signs-chose-wrong-baby-daddy/feed/ 3 8232 10 Ways Boys Can Help You Burn More Calories https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-ways-boys-can-help-burn-calories/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-ways-boys-can-help-burn-calories/#respond Tue, 28 Jun 2016 13:23:45 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8004 I have two boys, and even though I grew up with only sisters, I’m now in a male-centric household. It’s me, my husband, two crazy boys and a dog. At least the dog’s a girl. Solidarity, sister! <fist/paw bump> Between the constant stinky feet, pee all over my bathroom and boogers wiped on my furniture, some times […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-ways-boys-can-help-burn-calories/feed/ 0 8004 The Happy Campers https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-happy-campers/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-happy-campers/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:47:42 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8164 For 3 years, I’ve been picking my oldest son up from summer camp at the Gulf Coast Exploreum only to find a kid so happy, he’s smiling and jumping up and down and in the best mood ever. Asher started going to Exploreum camps the summer he was 6. We picked up the brochure while […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-happy-campers/feed/ 0 8164 Expecting Your Second Child And Freaking Out The First One Will Suffer? https://toulouseandtonic.com/mom-loses-mind-goes-psycho-over-bringing-second-child-into-family/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/mom-loses-mind-goes-psycho-over-bringing-second-child-into-family/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2016 16:15:08 +0000 http://toulouseandtonic.wordpress.com/?p=2576 I found this unpublished post that I wrote right after Meyer came home from the NICU four years ago and I have no idea why I never published it. I suspect it has something to do with 5-7 doctor appointments per week at the time but anyway, I read it and remembered so clearly the […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/mom-loses-mind-goes-psycho-over-bringing-second-child-into-family/feed/ 0 2576 The Benefits of Giving Your 3 Year Old A Camera https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-benefits-of-giving-your-3-year-old-a-camera/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-benefits-of-giving-your-3-year-old-a-camera/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2016 19:38:37 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7758 We gave our 3yo son (now 4yo) an awesome little camera for Christmas. It was one of the few gifts he was excited about. To be honest, he’s just not a toy person – at least not our toys. He’d rather be getting into something he’s not supposed to be getting into – messing with his […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-benefits-of-giving-your-3-year-old-a-camera/feed/ 0 7758 How Do You Backstep From Hussy? https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-do-you-backstep-from-hussy/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-do-you-backstep-from-hussy/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:27:56 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7815 I know that sounds like a new dance but it’s not. At least, not yet. Today, the little girl that broke my son’s heart decided after a couple of months that she wants to be his girlfriend again. He is ecstatic. Like soul-singing happy. It’s strange because he talked about his broken heart for a couple […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-do-you-backstep-from-hussy/feed/ 0 7815 The Sound That’s Going To Make Your Head Explode https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-sound-thats-going-to-make-your-head-explode/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-sound-thats-going-to-make-your-head-explode/#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:05:55 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7504 Since my youngest boy became verbal, I’ve found that I mostly use only a handful of words, phrases and sounds on a daily basis – most of them meant to either stop a fight between the two boys or get them to stop making all the sounds. *post contains affiliate links I really think that […]

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