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Guilt to the Second Power
I think one of the most universal feelings mothers have is guilt. Most of us feel guilty as parents at some point. I feel guilty for the shortcuts I take when I’m too…
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Things I Do That Will Make You Feel Like a Better Parent
It has come to my attention that I may have already done some irreversible damage to my son. At sixteen months old, I may have already ruined him. EXAMPLES TO MAKE YOU FEEL…
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Like Being Pecked to Death By Ducks
My parents are famous for saying that raising two girls is like being pecked to death by ducks. They just nibble and nibble and nibble away at you. “Mom, can I have money…
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Portrait of a Bean
As Bean gets busier and busier, it’s getting harder and harder to catch him for a picture. I used to be able to sit there and take as many pictures of him as…
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Trouble in Paradise
What could possibly go wrong in a place where sunsets like this happen every day in your backyard? Well, if you’re Chris, you could come home to THIS in your backyard one day…
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Blog Fodder
I get asked a lot how I come up with content to write about on my blog every day. Under normal conditions, it’s really not so hard. I just tell you whatever train…
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Laying Down on the Job
This week, Bean’s daycare teachers sent me an email with a few pictures of him they took this week. Isn’t that nice? I got the email at work and it just made me…
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The Foods My Fetus Feasts Upon
I’m pregnant. Now, under normal conditions this would be a free pass to eat whatever I wanted. Sadly, during this one time in my life where it is actually cute to gain weight,…
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Conversation at the Family Dinner Table
Since Bean and I both started school last week, we have started having family dinners around the dinner table together. Before, we weren’t on a very good schedule and so Bean usually ate…
