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Is being a stay-at-home Mom hurting my kids?
When I was little, my Mom stayed home with me. She had some part time jobs (usually she was self-employed), but everything revolved around her schedule of being my primary caretaker. Even when I went to school, my Mom was home for me at lunch and after school. I guess I thought it was nice?
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I’ve eaten a dictionary’s worth of words
Before I was a parent, I’d see them struggling in malls with their cranky, annoying offspring and wonder why they brought them out that day. I’d see them pandering to their miniature dictators and think they were too soft on those brats. I’d watch them from the corner of my eye when they yelled at
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Feature Friday: Running to Bake
Welcome to my very first Feature Friday post! I’ve decided that once a week, I’ll profile a blog, blogger or post I really love, since there are so many people out there whose posts I love sharing. For my inaugural feature, I’d like to introduce you to my friend Lisa of Running to Bake. Lisa
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64 Ways to Beat Summer Boredom
There’s a whole, awesome summer ahead of us that I’m excited to fill with fun stuff for me and the kids, but I accept that sometimes I’m just really all out of ideas on how to fill days or hours for them. My kids are only six and three, and still need a lot of
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30 ways to survive a long road trip with small kids
When my daughter was almost two years old, I packed up my two-door car, kissed my husband goodbye and embarked on the most fun road trip ever: a 24-hour drive to Newfoundland to spend two weeks with my parents, just my little girl and me. I had a blast, and so did Story. She’s now
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No dress rehearsal, this is our life
For the past week or so, I have had a line from Ahead by a Century stuck in my head. No dress rehearsal, this is our life It’s how I feel these days, with so much
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“You can’t un-sellout.”
“You can’t un-sellout.” Those are my words, they’re something I stood by for years. Would I sell my blogging soul for some free samples? Would I compromise my integrity for the sake of a few scant dollars thrown my way? Hell, no. Then a few months ago, I joined a collective called SheBlogs. Together with other
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Easy snack for kids: Sprinkled Bananas
This snack is one of my kids’ faves, and when I tweeted a pic of it once, my friend Sharon suggested I post it here for you all to see. So, here you go: Sprinkled Bananas What you need: • A banana or two • 1tbs honey or agave syrup • some non-pareils or sprinkles
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Easy Valentine’s Day Treats for Kids
Valentine’s Day is this week (which means I should buy my husband a card or something, right?) and that means your little Sally and Billy will be coming home with a carefully-decorated paper bag filled with pencils and cards from their classmates. Of course, this also means (if you’re anything like me) that you’ve planned
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Waving my white flag
Ok, SuperMoms, this one’s for you. I’m giving up trying to compete with you. There are children out there living with abusive parents, kids with no food, no shelter, no hope while you spout off about organic-free-range-quinoa-essential oil-attachment parenting-rear-facing-five-point-harness bullshit relentlessly. Listen to me: If a child is fed and clothed, it doesn’t matter if
