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04/19/16

On Sunday, I took Mazzy and Harlow to a Frozen singalong led by Elsa herself, aka Idina Menzel. Of course, this makes sense to 6yo Mazzy but I bet 3yo Harlow was expecting something closer to a hologram of the cartoon.

04/18/16

When Your Husband Packs for You

This past weekend, Mike had to pack a bag of clothes for me. Sounds easy enough, right? Nope. The stuff in my suitcase looked like it was selected by a drunk blind man.

04/14/16

15 Reasons Your Kids are Really Following the Rules

Next time your kid follows a household rule, feel free to pat yourself on the back. But please know their motivations are probably very different than you imagine.

04/13/16

8 Ways to Screw Up a Play Date

Every mom has different rules and philosophies, and there is no time this becomes more glaringly obvious than when you have to parallel parent.

04/11/16

This Pregnancy Photo Series is Both Honest and Hilarious

Danielle Guenther isn’t taking pregnancy photos of moms-to-be silhouetted in their bedroom windows. She’s taking them of women barfing in their purse.

04/08/16

A Nervous Mom’s Guide to Surviving Childbirth

None of the books ever actually address the one question every pregnant woman truly wants the answer to: Exactly how terrified should I be about labor and delivery?

04/07/16

13 Reasons the Rain Sucks with Kids

I have hated the rain my whole life (it does not agree with my hair AT ALL), but rain as a parent is a thousand times worse.

04/05/16

Why I HATE HATE HATE Going Under the Parachute with my Kids

Is there something you are supposed to like doing with your kids that you just DON’T? For Karen Alpert (aka Baby Sideburns), that thing is the GODDAMN PARACHUTE.

03/28/16

What if Moms had an Automated Dial-In Line to Field Requests from their Kids?

Wouldn’t it be nice if a robot sorted through our kids’ demands to decide which ones were legitimate requests in need of real life help?

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03/21/16

16 Times Parents Needed to Up their Child Proofing Game

Kids seem to go from rolling over to crawling to scaling the walls in a blink of an eye. As a result, every parent has a moment when they find their child somewhere they least expected.

03/17/16

You Know You’re a Parent on St. Patrick’s Day If…

You probably used to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by drinking too much Guinness with friends. Now it’s a little different.

03/10/16

21 Legendary Punishments that Kids Couldn’t Forget if they Tried

I asked parents to tell me the biggest threat they ever followed through on. Or the biggest threat their parents followed through on. The stuff family legends are made of.

03/07/16

What Exactly is a Play Date?

This past weekend Harlow let know her very firm opinions on the definition of a “play date”. It is not a movie. It is not ice skating. And it is definitely NOT lunch.

03/03/16

What They Wore: Toddler Edition

Here are 27 kids dressed up for Oscar night— what they were wearing, who styled them and if they pulled off the look. SPOILER ALERT: Toddlers can pull off basically anything.

03/02/16

Ultimatums: The Dead End of Parenting Tools

You try logic, you try reason, you try begging and bribery, but eventually desperation leads every parent to the dead end of negotiation tools: the ultimatum. FYI, those never ever work.