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Do You Drink "Mommy Juice"? How Do You Feel About Attachment Parenting?

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Our Summer-Time NO T.V. Challenge

My husband and I have been considering a Summer-time challenge: No television. We recently watched a 2009 documentary called "No Impact Man". If you haven't seen it, I'd recommend it. During the film, No Impact Man's w…
Playing Favorites With Your Children

I've been staying at a friend's house for the past few days and we have known each other for a looong time. Hmm... I think it's been 13ish years? Anyway... we have children who are the same age. Her son is 2 months yo…
A Conversation With: Luci (age 4)

We are sitting in the foyer of Chili's, waiting on a table. Luci: Mommy, where is the dividerater? Mommy: The what? Luci: The di-vi-do-ra-ter. Mommy: Oh, the dividerater. Granddaddy has it. Luci: Can you ask Dan…
How Can I Be a Mom From Far Away?

I thought I did an okay job of raising my child when she was home. She didn't smoke or drink, and her grades were on top. She has now turned 21, and I just received a phone call from her. She wanted to "confess" that sh…
What Do You Mean Moms Don't Know How To Play Hot Wheels?

Mom “has never played with them,” Petersen says. “She doesn’t get why cars, engines, and all the shapes and crashing and smashing are so cool.” Excuse me, but have you seen my living room…
How I Royally Screwed Up The Birds And The Bees Talk With My Son.

My son is 8 and a half. He is chill, cerebral, goofy, sarcastic, kind and totally couldn’t care less about girls. One of his buddies has a major crush on the dark haired beauty in their class and wrote her a shor…
The Great Spank Debate

In the last couple of articles I have written, I have made no attempt at hiding that I’m against spanking (or any physical discipline) when raising a child. And although neither of the articles were about spanking…
Hey Lady! How 'Bout You Smack Your Kid On Your Own Time?

So, I’ve just dropped my kids off at school, treated myself to a Chai Tea Latte from Coffee Bean, and sat down in the waiting room of my local Jiffy Lube for my regular oil change (by regular I mean yearly). I can…
"Tween" Girls and Victoria's Secret: Do They Mix?

Victoria's Secret and "tween" girls (defined on Urban Dictionary as "a girl ages about 9-14...too old for toys, but too young for boys.") is not something I would say goes together. When I think of Victoria's Secret, I…