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Hitting the Big Time
Well people, it finally happened: I pitched Huff Post and they took my post! It only took about fifteen unsuccessful pitches so keep trying! My post is up today, which is kind of an incredible feeling....
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Easier said than done
You know what really sucks? When you just had an article published on the Huffington Post about how you’re not going to use emotional manipulation to discipline your kid, and then said kid wakes up the...
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On Helicopter Parents and Negotiating Skills
A lot of things bug me about helicopter parents. I could probably write a whole book about it. But I’ll keep it basic today: I hate how they step in to the middle of every single interaction their...
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Potty Anxiety
The low tire pressure indicator light had been on in my car since yesterday. But I’d looked at all the tires and they seemed fine, so we chalked it up to changing temperatures and decided to give it a...
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13 Strategies for Coping with a Two-Year-Old
There’s something looming on the horizon that I’ve been trying not to think about. But it’s time to face the facts: today is Adeline’s last day of school until April 1. Next week is Spring Break. That...
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From bad to . . . better!
I don’t know whose fault it was, maybe both of ours. Either way, Addie and I started the day off badly. She was being a typical two year old, refusing to cooperate with anything, whining about...
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Stage Fright
On Saturday morning Adeline’s school had a little graduation ceremony for the Kindergarten students. Every classroom was invited to attend and they all had a couple songs to sing. Addie’s class – the...
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It gets easier… Or does it?
When Adeline was only a few weeks old and I was brand new to this parenting thing and losing my mind and feeling like I couldn’t do it, a few helpful people told me that I would get through it and they...
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Parenting Hurts
Parenting hurts: physically, emotionally, body and soul. I ache for my children, because of my children, on behalf of my children. My back hurts from carrying my little five-month-old sack of potatoes...
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Girls are messy, naked, farters, too
I see it all the time: lists, articles, and blog posts explaining to me how to be a mom to a boy. As though boys are a different species and my time parenting Adeline will have done nothing to prepare...
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