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My Good Girl Will Still Cop An Attitude

I recently read an article that, in a nutshell, claimed the label of "good girl" will somehow harm our daughters, causing them to strive to be obedient wives, mothers, and employees, who refuse to ruffle feathers, and…
Will My Blonde Really Have More Fun?

When I was growing up and picturing myself with children, I always pictured a little mini-me. Brown hair, blue eyes - she (yes, it was always a she) never strayed from that description. Even after I married my husband,…
Happy Wife = Happy Life, and Happy Mama = No Drama

To say that I am lucky in the husband and kid department would be an understatement. My partner not only picks up the house during the week (YES, even after he gets home from work!), he does so without asking. You read…
What Annoys Me About Running Errands with Kids

I'm going to admit something, and it's not easy. Deep breaths... I'm a homebody. I know, I know, a writer who's a recluse-- like that's new. No, this is new. It happened about, oh, 17-months ago. Strangely enough, it c…
My Love/Hate Relationship with Toddler Television

Despite my dream to be the kind of mom who prevents her daughter from seeing a television screen until she is in the first grade, I do let my daughter grab some tube-time every day, if only for me to fold my laundry, a…