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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Birthday Party
My daughter turned seven last week, can you believe that, Internet? Seven. Something happens to kids between six and seven that turns them suddenly into Big Kids. Holding her soft hands is just a little different now. Her cheeks aren’t chubby and her limbs are stretched into big kid arms and legs. She rolls her
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How to Send Your Kid to Kindergarten
1. Get them hyped up weeks in advance. 2. Let them choose a First Day of School outfit (mine chose from his existing wardrobe) to make it feel special. 3. Let them help pack their very first school lunch ever. 4. Walk them to school, hand-in-hand. 5. Watch them fall to pieces when the teacher
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Time Flies
When my daughter went off to kindergarten, I was so excited for her. She was definitely ready to meet new friends, learn new things, and expand her horizons. I remember feeling slightly melancholic about the milestone, but being mostly concerned that some other kid would crush her amazing, sensitive little spirit. I was home with
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Let’s Talk About That Cronut Burger
Today, I read that a few people got sick at the CNE after eating a “Cronut Burger”. What’s that, you ask? Why, it’s a deep-fried doughnut-croissant hybrid stuffed with a beef patty, cheese and topped with maple bacon jam, of course. Sounds delicious, doesn’t it? Nope, to me it sounds absolutely heart-stoppingly disgusting. So on Facebook
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The Ultimate School Lunch Ideas List Vol. 2
It’s almost that time of year again — the leaves are starting to change, my kids are getting sick of me, and I’m ordering way too many school supplies for two kids who don’t actually need school supplies. Back-to-school time was always so fun for me as a kid. I loved the new supplies, new
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All the things I cannot remember
I don’t remember when my daughter rolled over for the first time, despite being so excited when she did it. I have no idea when her third tooth came in, although I do know she had two teeth at three months of age. I can’t remember how tall she was at two years old, or
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Don’t tell me what the poets are doing
It was 1998 and I was doing the last steps of a dance with someone I should never have invited to dance in the first place. He was everything the last poor decision was not, but that didn’t make things any better. There was the night he held a fistful of my hair in his
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Recovering Old Speakers: Cheap and Cheerful DIY
These speakers have been in my life for as long as I can remember. My life’s music was played through these, and I have to admit I’m a little nostalgic about them. But they were so freaking ugly, it was hard to keep them around. When we moved, I decided to give them a new,
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Shrinky Dink Fun
While at a craft store the other day, I found blank sheets of Shrinky Dink plastic and thought it would make for a fun craft to do with the kids. I haven’t done these since I was a little kid! I’m not the greatest artist (ok, that’s an understatement. . . my artistic skills are
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How to teach your kids about same-sex marriage
A few of my friends have asked me how I managed to teach my kids about how babies are made when they’re so young, and discuss with them what it means to be gay, or how couples who are gay have children. It’s easy: I just tell them the truth. I answer their questions, I talk about
