Grand Theft Childhood
March 16, 2010 – 7:00 am | 9 Comments

So much of parenting entails thwarting.
I must thwart my toddler’s attempts to travel staircases and wade in toilets. I do this with gates, latches, and other inventions meant to keep small children safe and …

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A Social Life? Can It Be Done? Really?
December 16, 2009 – 12:01 am | 7 Comments
A Social Life? Can It Be Done? Really?

Recently a friend said to me that she envied how often I made it out and about socially. That she liked how my husband Bryan and I found time to do all the things we …

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth a vasectomy
December 14, 2009 – 6:20 am | 20 Comments
All I want for Christmas is <strike>my two front teeth</strike> a vasectomy

Warning to men everywhere: this post’s contents will make you extremely uncomfortable. Proceed with caution.
My husband Jamie underwent the “snip-snip” on Friday. We have two beautiful kids and had always planned to have three so …

Mama Drama: Toddler Tantrums and Clean Up Meltdowns
December 11, 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Mama Drama: Toddler Tantrums and Clean Up Meltdowns

Dear Mama Drama:
My three-year-old daughter is driving me crazy! I love her to death and she’s got so much spunk, but when I need her to get things done and she refuses or throws a …

Christmas Letdown and how to avoid it
December 10, 2009 – 12:01 am | 4 Comments
Christmas Letdown and how to avoid it

All I wanted for Christmas that year was the fashion show stage on which to perch my Dawn doll.
And I got it. And a ton of other stuff, too. Christmas at my childhood home was …

Grieving Change
December 8, 2009 – 12:01 am | 5 Comments
Grieving Change

Week 32! As people keep telling me, we’re nearly there. (Though time does seem to have stopped now.) I’ve spent the last seven months bucking myself up for this surprise baby and I’m excited! …

Mama Drama: Grocery Grabbers and Independent Eights
December 4, 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Mama Drama: Grocery Grabbers and Independent Eights

Dear Mama Drama:
Every time we go to the grocery store my two-year-old daughter climbs all over the cart. She stands up and grabs at things and has nearly fallen out several times. I have talked …

Micro-thankfulness
November 24, 2009 – 12:01 am | 3 Comments
Micro-thankfulness

During this holiday season, big thankfulness is what we usually aim for. Yet there are countless opportunities to feel gratitude for the small things. This is one of my moments of micro-thankfulness*.
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I’m well aware of …