
It’s time for the finals of the “Big Mess Little Kid” photo contest! That means 15 of the biggest messes are being put to a vote and you get to determine the winner.
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Milestones don’t stop on your baby’s first birthday. In fact, I would argue that milestones at older ages are even more important. When your baby can blow her own nose? THAT’S a game changer.
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07/31/15
Kids in the News: Friday Round-up
This week’s kid news includes a 2 year-old with the most hilarious birthday theme ever, a three month-old who can talk and a 5 year-old who has no idea how to put on eye make-up.
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There’s one week left before the #bigmesslittlekid finals. From overzealous lipstick application to extreme home makeovers, here are some of the top contenders.
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Every day, I think— how can I possibly find another average parent problem? And then Mazzy loses the hair of her Lego girl in the grass and and I know there’s not a chance in hell she’ll find it.
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Let’s pretend a mom rewrote all your favorite books and put herself as the main character. What would they be about? Would you find time to read them? Maybe. But I don’t think they’d get optioned for any movies.
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07/24/15
Kids in the News: Weekly Round-up
This week’s kid news includes a marriage proposal, a car birth caught on camera, a toddler who got into a fight with a restaurant owner (team toddler!), and a two-year-old who likes to eat corn while wearing a wig.
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Last week I started a search for the biggest mess created by the littlest kid. Since then, I’ve been weeding through diaper cream disasters, play date wreckage and one two many situations involving poo. EW.
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07/23/15
Life After Inside Out
Inside Out has replaced Frozen as Mazzy and Harlow’s role playing game of choice. They have designated our characters and they are not up for discussion. Harlow is Joy, Mazzy is Disgust, Mike is Anger and I get to be Sadness.
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07/20/15
This Week’s Kids in the News
This week’s kid news involves twins who want you to mind your own business, a baby with brand new glasses, and a lost teddy bear wandering around Canada looking for his rightful owner.
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Massive spills, flour catastrophes, lipstick shenanigans, diaper cream crimes… has your kid ever made a mess big enough to win an $1000 Target gift card from Seventh Generation?
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Insta2yearold likes to give opinions on everything— from breakfast to fashion to social injustice. Here’s a small sampling of the very important issues my two-year-old has tackled on Instagram.
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Ever try to video chat with a toddler while on a business trip? It’s like conducting a one-woman show to keep them focused on you and smiling for as long as possible.
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07/13/15
25 Summertime Rules for Parents
1) Swimming in a pool totally counts as a bath. 2) Did you chase your kids down to re-apply sunscreen? Exercise complete! 3) There is no such thing as unbrushed hair. This is what we call “beach hair”.
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Get ready to meet 31 new members of the Picky Eaters Club all with weirder eating habits than a pregnant woman in her first trimester. Who wants to get up in front of the group first?
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