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Self-fulfilling Prophecies: Expect the Partner You Want
The title sounds like new age pseudo-science, doesn't it? Sure, it's a little pie-in-the-sky, but when it comes down to it, sometimes your parenting experience is all about what you expect. If you look...
Trigger Warnings: For Those Who Have Lost, TV is a Minefield
"I don't want to watch this anymore."
I said it horsely as tears welled up in my eyes. My husband quickly turned off the Netflix show that we were watching--GLOW. We were only a few...
The Friendship Budget
Life as a parent is full of changes. I talk about poop a lot now. I consider the opportunity to go to bed at 10 p.m. a true luxury. I'm a constant watchman for...
When Home is Your Office: A Freelance Story
My daughter was born after a long inducement at 1:58 a.m. on a Saturday in September. It was a beautiful, wondrous moment, one that I had been looking forward to for months. I tried...
10 Lullabies that Won’t Give Parents Nightmares
Bedtime and lullabies go together like PB&J. And while Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star works, after a year of bedtimes, you won't care about the stars, the twinkle, and may even have some resentment against...
The First Five Lessons: Misconceptions of Motherhood
There are benefits to having kids later in life — more stability financially, more experience living and knowing what you believe in and hopefully more support in the form of friends and family. But...