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Kids versus Grown-Ups
We try to co-exist in harmony, but the plain truth is that opposing forces are at work. No wonder parents feel exasperated all the time while the kids just rolls their eyes at us. It’s as if they are...
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This Working Mom Has Had It All – For Eight Years
I am one lucky gal. For the last eight years, I have been able to work either a four or three-day week while raising my kids. Next week my youngest starts kindergarten and, as per the plan my husband...
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How Do Parents Really Feel About Back to School?
Me? I’m thrilled that my kids start school tomorrow and the day after. I mean the summer was fantastic for my kids. Even though they had to be out of the house an hour earlier (than our usual...
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Four Time-Savers for the Busy Mom
I am a Mom. I am a working Mom. And I’m exhausted. There is never enough time to do the things I’d really love to do. Like, you know, nap, exercise, do nothing, laze on the couch watching re-runs of...
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Confessions of a Working Mom
Not every working Mom wipes the snot off her shoulder, slaps on some lipstick, ruffles her Mommy hair and heads off to an office every day (but if she does, here are 20 ways to spot her.) Many Moms are...
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Every Parent’s Morning Mayhem
Kids awake, brimming with energy and awesomeness. Parents arise, groggy, potentially irritable before the coffee infusion. Kids want to play/fight/whine/negotiate. Parents want them to get dressed....
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For the Love of …. Doing Nothing
I love doing nothing. It’s right up there with eating. And watching TV. And sleeping (which, I guess, is just doing nothing with your eyes closed.) I long to do nothing. Back in my single, pre-kid...
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Guest Post: Hosting The First Sleepover
by Paul Taylor Although we try to keep our children as young as possible, they seem to have a mind of their own and desire to grow up faster than we’d like them to. As soon as he or she begins making...
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Our Beautiful Mess
For a while now, I’ve been pondering writing a blog post about stuff. All the stuff. How there’s just so much of it. Everywhere. And about the futility of trying to erase, structure or organize the...
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The Two Words That Moms Love Most
(Other than “love you,” of course.) Picture this. A crowded shopping mall, two and a half week’s before Christmas. I’m taking my son to Build-A-Bear for a pre-school class mate’s birthday party. I’m...
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