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Dear Other Mother: Little Boys and Gender Roles
Dear Mom I Saw in the Baby Store a Few Weeks Ago, I saw you and your son on the way out the door as my daughter and I were choosing finger nail polish, and the two of you have been on my mind ever...
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Unconventional Math Lessons
Using Pokemon to teach mathFiled under: Parenting, Wordless Wednesday
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Maturity is Like a Gate
This morning, while waiting for the bus, my older daughter looked up at me and said, “Mommy, I think our family would be better if we were only three.” I knew she was talking about her younger sister...
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Things that don’t belong in noses..
This week Juan an I leveled up in parenting. Katie snagged an apple from the fruit bowl Sunday night for a pre-dinner snack. I heard her give a little cough and glanced over to make sure she hadn’t...
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Gorillas
Katie calls umbrellas gorillas. I hope she never stops doing this.Filed under: Parenthood
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Drastic Steps
Tonight I did something dramatic. I deleted the Facebook apps from both of my iPads, removed the links and shortcuts from my computer, and posted a note telling people to call me or email me. I’m...
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Detoxing from Facebook, Day 6
I’ve noticed when people in the past have left Facebook or taken time off, and it’s always left me with a strange feeling. With the exception of my HG friend, I’ve noticed that the leaving of facebook...
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Books in her Voice
When my daughter reads, I wonder what she hears. When I read, I used to hear the words in my head as if I was speaking with the voices of the characters, as if they were telling the story to me in my...
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April Showers Bring May Smiles
Every year, the Girl Scout troops of Eastern Missouri head out into the neighborhoods for the largest service project of the year. Gabi and I have participated twice now with her Daisy troop in the...
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I’m Ready, Mama
“You’ll never get her out of your bed.” “You have to teach her to self-soothe.” “She’s never going to sleep on her own.” Yes, Katie is four. She sleeps in a double bed in her room, and I sleep with...
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Teaching My Girls About Body Image
Swimsuit season is coming up, and I’ve been thinking a lot about body image. Two kids later, my body doesn’t look like it did when I was in my early 20s. Deep inside I have a core belief that this is...
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