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If you don’t know this about me, it’s time you knew: I am a staunch feminist. Been so since college, near as I can remember. I wouldn’t label myself as rabid, but staunch, yes. I believe strongly that all humans, regardless of the makeup of their chromosomes, should be treated equally.
As a feminist, I pay […]

With Super Tuesday coming up, my husband and I find ourselves sneaking in political conversations at all sorts of, as it turns out, inopportune times. My other half, not yet a citizen, can’t vote but, that doesn’t stop him from having an opinion. Me, I’m fired up and intently researching issues candidates and options.
We, unfortunately […]

Sometimes, if you’re patient enough as a parent, things come full circle. I’ve always been wary of parents who before their “li’l slugger” can even walk have his glove oiled and his baseball jersey washed and ironed. We all want to share our passions with our kids; we wouldn’t be human if that […]

“I previewed a movie for The Hamster last night.” said my husband, the European.
“Ummm – what was it rated?” I asked.
“It wasn’t… I give up on movie ratings.” he continued “Why is it a fleeting glimpse of a nipple an automatic ‘R’ and a violent beheading complete with gushing blood earns a ‘PG’? I can’t […]

I’ve gotten some good input in the last few days on my post last week asking for input on how to manage kids’ screen time. Many thanks to Bernard, Carol, Michelle, and Nan for their comments.
It’s interesting to see what people have to say when the subject of kids and screens comes up. […]

To date, I have been five solid days without Internet access, with no end in sight. Although its absence has done wonders for the state of my housekeeping, I feel like I’ve lost — albeit temporarily — one of my most valuable parenting tools. In just the past two days, I’ve felt unable to answer […]

Every week, rain or shine, GNMParents runs a poll giving you, our most wonderful of readers, the opportunity to vote for Hot Stuff Of The Week - to tell us who really rocks the Internet. This week’s winner, which includes a nifty badge and bragging rights for weeks to come, is… Meredith! Her winning post […]

Editor’s note: Kid Concepts is a feature comprised of essays written by kids, giving all of us an opportunity to view their world. Please welcome Grey Gallagher to GNMParents. According to his mom, “Grey is a nine year old country bumpkin who likes to read, run, and raise chickens, but he is happiest when […]

As a new mother I often looked like death warmed over… no?!, really?! OK, we all did. That up every two hours schedule with a newborn can wreak havoc on one’s looks! Everyone said, “You need to get him to sleep so you can!”
It wasn’t until we took our first big plane trip though, that […]

Why is it that kids are embarrassed by their parents’ very existence, but they don’t even cringe at posting photos of themselves on Facebook doing what I call “Stupid Teen Tricks”? Like car surfing. Throwing up after too much drinking. Lifting their shirts at a bar.
A friend of mine took me to her daughter’s Facebook […]