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Letting go…
I can’t seem to let my kids grow up just yet. They are 6 and 3 years old, and while I’m enjoying some of the things that come with having older kids (like banishing diapers, being a little more lax...
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2012 favorites…
Only two more days left in 2012. I feel like an old fogey when I hear myself utter phrases like “Where did the year go?” Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos And where the heck DID this year go? 2012...
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A gaggle of giggly girls…
Earlier this week, Miss P and I went to my son’s PreK-1st grade music concert. Mr. B had to remain in a holding area, so we dropped him off and headed in to the gym. As soon as we walked in, my...
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Parenting Amnesia: What I can’t remember about my daughter…
My daughter’s sound-activated monitor goes off at weird times throughout the night. Most of the time, it’s just a fluke. Perhaps I tossed the comforter the wrong way, interrupting the reception. Or...
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80’s Song Or Something Kids Say?
Last week, as the kids were knee-deep in a standoff, my daughter yelled something at her brother that gave me pause. “You can’t touch this!” Immediately, I felt the impulse to shuffle from side to...
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What to expect when you’re expecting the tooth fairy..
This morning will be the last time I see my 7 year-old’s mouth like this: Because in just a few short hours, the dentist will “wiggle” those two bottom teeth loose. Wiggle? Really? When I was a kid,...
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Mammaries of the way we were…
Seeing as how I’m approaching 40 in a few months, my OB/GYN thought it was a good idea to get a baseline screening, so I had my first mammogram last week. Fun times, right? Got the ole gals slapped up...
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Why I Let My 8 Year Old Have an Email Account
My son had been pestering me for weeks. “How old do I have to be to get email?” “When can I get an email account?” “Can I get an email account now?” “How about now? Am I old enough now?” Every time he...
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Kids and Weight
“Mommy, do you think I’m fat?” Those words from my five year-old, uttered in a soft whisper of a bathroom stall as we changed in to her ballet tights and leotard, stopped me dead in my tracks. “God,...
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Hard to Make a Blanket Statement About Attachments
This year, my daughter valiantly gave up her lovey – a beat-up old sleep sack that she’s used to help comfort her while she sucked her thumb for five+ years. (Yeah, remember Mr. Mom? Sleep sack was...
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