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Unprofessional Parenting Advice

Toulouse — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:00:44 +0000

*post contains affiliate links I am known far and wide for my professional parenting advice. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Sorry, I couldn’t keep a straight face even over the internet on that one. What I’m actually known for, if anything, is finding the humor in this crazy, imperfect, chaotic, relentless job called parenting. And so here for you is […]

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20 Things The Second Baby Taught Me

Toulouse — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:24:59 +0000

My little one will be 3 in a couple of months and I’m feeling nostalgic as his babyhood slips away. I remember wondering if there was enough room in my heart to love another child as much as I loved the first one. Turns out, there was no need to worry — and this one from […]

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20 Things That Never Get Old About Having Kids

Toulouse — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:00:36 +0000

So many things about having kids are boring and stressful and repetitive and get old really, really fast. Like diaper changing, wiping butts, the crying, the lack of sleep, the never-ending efforts to feed people involving shopping, cooking, cajoling and cleaning up. The bathing, the fighting, the paci retrieving, the constant echo of “Mommy, mommy, mommy.” […]

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10 Differences Between First And Second Time Moms

Toulouse — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:36:45 +0000

I originally wrote this post for the blog Mommy Shorts when she was just on the verge of explosion into second-time motherhood. I’d already been there for about 9 months at the time and was constantly struck by how different I was with the second one than the first one. With Asher, everything had to […]

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The More Bang For Your Buck Gift Guide for Toddlers

Toulouse — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 03:59:46 +0000

This post is several years old (my kids are now 9 and 4) and I just went down the list and I still stand by everything I said. These are the things they played with the most and the longest. At 9 and 5, they are still playing with the magnatiles, the gears, the bath […]

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10 Signs You’re an “Old” Mommy.

Toulouse — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:27:55 +0000

I had my kids a bit later in life than I planned. Would I have liked to have had them earlier? Maybe. But I’m oh-so-thankful to have been blessed with these little stinkers regardless of the fact that they were a little fashionably late to the party. What’s weird about my experience being an “older” […]

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Immunity Building Measures For Babies and Toddlers

Toulouse — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:05:30 +0000

Modern medical science has proven that it’s actually a good thing for babies and kids to get sick. Being exposed to germs from “others” helps their little bodies build the immunity they’ll need to get through life without becoming a victim to every germ they ever come into contact with. The #1 doctor-sanctioned way to […]

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Arranged Marriage

Toulouse — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:24:13 +0000

My son, Meyer, is engaged. I happily accept all of your congratulations and mazel tovs. I also freely admit that he is only a few months old, just met his fiance and drooled in her general direction for the first time this weekend, and is quite some time away from being able, physically even, to […]

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