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Entries Tagged as 'parenting'

Today I Am a Mom (just like every other day)

June 25th, 2010 · View Comments

Photo by: mdanys Today sort of sucks. I’ve had people ask me what I find hardest in being a stay-at-home mom, and I always tell them that it depends on the day. Also, it’s worth it. Any given day it’s totally worth it. Only, maybe not today. Ben’s been sick with a stomach virus for [...]

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Tags: happiness · parenting

Get out of the sandbox.

May 26th, 2010 · View Comments

Still trying to figure out the unwritten rules of the playground, and what to do when it seems they’re not being followed. And how to treat other moms stepping in on children’s interactions.

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Tags: parenting · relationships

I need to turn on my iPod while Tom plays with Ben

May 22nd, 2010 · View Comments

I need to rant a little about my husbands verbal tics, okay?

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Tags: parenting

Binky Bashing

May 17th, 2010 · View Comments

Why do some people have a huge problem with thumb-sucking? Where do you stand on the divide?

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Tags: Blabber · parenting

As Nicely

August 4th, 2009 · View Comments

Photo by: Digital Sextant As a child I wasn’t treated as well as we all should be. I don’t think that it’s necessary to get into it in detail, but it’s something that I think I need to say. It affects me every day that I spend with Ben. It’s a whisper in my ear [...]

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Tags: parenting · relationships

Harry Potter and the Lesson in Values

July 17th, 2009 · View Comments

Forgive me while I wax geeky and continue to go on about values. I promise to find something new to discuss next week. We went to Boston last week and values, and the misguided values I received from my family, have been on my mind. I am doing my best not to (unfairly?) categorize my [...]

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Tags: Blabber · Heroes · confessions of a geek girl · geeking out · parenting · values