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Mama Drama: Respectful Independence
March 12, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My eight-year-old son has recently become very rude and disrespectful. Every time I ask him to do something he argues with me. When I try to help him with something he becomes surly …

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January 7, 2009 – 12:00 am | 6 Comments

Editor’s note: Shortly after Gretchen submitted this post, she went into emergency labor. Baby Archer is very sick and is now in the NICU. You may follow Gretchen’s updates on her blog LifeNut. Prayers go …

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December 23, 2008 – 12:00 am | 8 Comments

1. Get pregnant and grow for 8.5 months until your tummy can sufficiently support a bowl of chili con carne with cheese and onions.
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Keep your mitts off my baby name, HBO
November 13, 2008 – 12:00 am | 21 Comments

My husband and I never share what we are naming our babies until after they are born.
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Pat the Tummy
October 30, 2008 – 12:00 am | 20 Comments

It is enthralling, isn’t it?
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If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we’d all have happy pregnancies
September 10, 2008 – 12:09 am | Comments Off

We told the kids about the new baby on the same day we told the rest of the world.
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I am aware of how to make babies–thanks so much for asking!
August 8, 2008 – 12:18 am | 8 Comments

Join us in welcoming our guest blogger, Melissa. This photographer extraordinaire for hire claims to be a semi-normal person who is surrounded by crazy people (namely her two daughters). This also means she will fit …

I Didn’t Have My Children to Make the Polar Bears Weep
July 9, 2008 – 12:32 am | 58 Comments

When my husband and I announced our fifth child was on the way, a friend asked if we knew what caused that.
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