“Argument of the Week” is a new series written by Brenna Jennings. It will feature the daily domestic battles she gets into with her husband, which I guarantee will sound very familiar. Today is all about dishes.
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06/15/15
A Message to My Dad
When my parents divorced when I was ten, I thought going away to NYC on the weekends would take me away from my friends and everything familiar. Instead, I found my home.
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06/12/15
A Gift for Our Nanny
Mike and I have always known that as the kids get older, our arrangement with Ruth would need to change, but the change is happening about a year earlier than we expected. You see, Ruth is expecting a baby of her own.
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05/28/15
14 Types of Potential Mom Friends
Whether you have a small, tight-knit group of gal pals or a contact list in your phone a mile long, here are some of the common types of mom friends you’ll find.
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05/08/15
A Message to My Mom
My mom is amazing for many reasons. But beyond the unconditional love and the free babysitting, she lets me know I don’t have to be a perfect parent to be a good one.
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This past weekend Mazzy and Harlow navigated the conflicting worlds of Passover and Easter. As Jews, we are only qualified to explain one holiday and its not the one with the chocolate bunnies.
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01/05/15
Ringing in the New Year at Home
This New Year’s Eve, I discovered you can spend it in your own home with your kids and it can still be pretty fabulous.
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12/30/14
My Family’s First Christmas
This year, Mike and I took the kids to Rhode Island to celebrate our very first Christmas with Poppy and Nonna.
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12/30/14
When Dads Start Telling Dad Jokes
Dad jokes come in three varieties. The worst being the “Literal Dad Joke”, like when one poor girl asks for a Frozen doll for Christmas.
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Living up to THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR is a lot of pressure, you know? Here are 8 ways it could go all wrong (but will probably end up just fine).
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This year, I feel like it’s my responsibility to make sure Mazzy thinks Hanukkah is just as much fun as Christmas. Which is a tough job since we don’t have Santa or reindeer or any of that good stuff.
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12/16/14
33 Super Smart Holiday Hacks
Popular hacks include using gift bags instead of wrapping, putting your tree in a corner so you only have to decorate half of it, baking Betty Crocker instead of from scratch and tons of clever ideas from experienced moms who have done this before.
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Deva is back with yet another mom parody, this one poking fun at your least favorite holiday song— Jingle Bells.
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Some I’ve heard before and some are brand new, but almost all feel relevant even now, when I am supposedly an adult.
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Watch Mazzy and Harlow, sharing a watermelon rind, acting at their absolute cutest. We are talking PEAK CUTENESS LEVELS here. Proceed accordingly.
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