Nobody Messes with the Easter Bunny
When my children were small, I decided that I would never lie to them. No matter how painful the truth,
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Loco Parentis
‘Tis the Season to Be Greedy
Is anyone else out there feeling a little … I don’t know … besieged by the seasonal messages to buy
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A Thoroughly Modern Mom
I really like the general direction that parenting practices seem to be heading, especially when it comes to disciplining children:
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A Pre-Teen is a Tween is an Adolescent
After 11-odd years of parenting I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not really a baby-person. What? Am I saying
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What Is This “Comfort Zone” of Which You Speak?
The last time I was in any sort of parenting comfort zone was before my first child was born. Back
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Life’s Rich Tapestry
For most of my life I did nothing about any of my issues and conditions. It was only when the children came along that I actually started to understand what had been wrong with me my whole life.
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Plus Ça Change, and All of That
I know that the shift into parenthood involves some dramatic changes. For example, I would find that Ed Sheeran song
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Of Birthday Cakes, Christmas Day and the Longest Game of All
Ever since my daughters were born, I’ve had the same drama twice a year. Completely overestimating my talent and underestimating
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Of Ghosts and Unicorns and Quite a Few Metaphors
“I’m going to dress up as a unicorn this Halloween!” my youngest child tells me, glitter-eyed. I don’t think this
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There and Back Again
There’s such a big difference between the words “luggage” and “baggage.” “Luggage” puts one in mind of matching suitcases packed
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