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We don’t have a regular babysitter. It’s possible that were it not for photographs, my husband and I might just forget what the other looks like. We’re good at eating together and carving out family time, but when it comes to dating, fuggedabotit.
Last weekend, on a whim, I called my sister-in-law and proposed […]

One not-so-easy trick to becoming a better parent is to be honest with your parenting partner about your emotional needs. It’s not easy, because admitting to having needs can be scary, even if you really trust your partner. But if you can screw your courage to the sticking post and say, “Hey, I need you […]

A rare thing happened last night- both my boys got invitations to sleep over at friends’ homes, leaving my husband and I with a sudden and unexpected lack of children. We weren’t sure what to do at first– Dinner? Movie not involving animated characters? We opted for a meal out at a new […]

I’ve got nearly two full years as a parent under my belt now and I still don’t feel like any sort of expert. Parenting is a moving target, for one: just when I’ve mastered the Itsy-Bitsy spider hands, Boobaby has moved on to dancing the water sprinkler, or maybe it’s the “freak nasty krumping” somesuch […]

The house next door to ours has been for sale since the summer. Last night at the dinner table, Ben suggested that we buy it, or, if not, that at the very least we buy one of the houses on the cul-de-sac nearest to our house.
When my husband and I asked him why we’d […]

If ever there was a day in which an extra hour was not needed, it was Sunday.
The Poo was downright ornery from the minute she woke up an hour early (thank you, DST) to the minute we laid her down in her crib at 6 p.m., justifying the premature bedtime with the thought that somewhere […]

I was awakened by our 20-month old Boobaby deep into the one-digit hours when she shouted for food. Her cry was very specific; it would probably be spelled something like “FüdÅ¥! FüdÅ¥!” I’d already offered her a bottle, something I try to avoid after bedtime as I think it encourages her to wake us up. […]

We had a real squeaker of a competition this past week, one vote separated first and second place. And that extra vote created our latest Hot Stuff Of The Week: LD’s essay on Public Breastfeeding. Congratulations! You earned yourself a pat on the back and a nifty badge for your website! Also, at no extra […]

I was talking to my mom recently about my sister-in-law, and her decision to take my family’s last name when she married my brother.
That makes our initials the same, and it also makes it impossible for me to have something I covet - a gmail address with my first initial and my last name. My […]