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07/20/15

Dad Films MTV Cribs Parody of Baby’s Crib

44 square feet of baby nursery might not be as impressive as Shaq’s Superman-themed bedroom or Mariah Carey’s closet, but the music is dead-on and this parody of an ACTUAL CRIB is hilarious.

07/17/15

The Search for the Biggest Mess Created By the Littlest Kid

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?

07/16/15

Keeping Up with Reading Over the Summer

Mazzy is on the cusp of learning how to read, but hasn’t quite gotten there yet. I’m trying to find ways to make books an integral part of summer so she doesn’t forget everything she’s learned at school.

07/16/15

Drunk Guy Explains Why Kids Are the Absolute Worst

Matt Bellassai is a guy who gets drunk in his office and whines about stuff. This week, he’s whining about kids and he is so dead on, I think he may have stolen my kids as research.

07/15/15

24 Opinions on Important Issues from a Two-Year-Old

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.

07/15/15

What Happens When You Video Chat with a Two-Year-Old

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.

07/14/15

Saying Goodbye to the City for the Summer

Last week, I packed up all the kids’ shorts, sunglasses and sandals and hightailed it out of NYC to our summer house on Long Island. We hired a sitter and I’m remembering what it’s like to work from home.

07/14/15

“Poo-Poo Parents Say” is Stuff I Really Say

Here’s every single thing you’ve ever said to your kids in three minutes, including greatest hits like “Because I said so,” “Don’t make me count to three,” and “I said, PUT YOUR SHOES ON!!!”

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”.

07/10/15

This Batch of Picky Eaters is Even Pickier than the Last

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?

07/10/15

7 Kids in the News This Week

This week’s kid news involves a parking ticket, a royal, a beatboxer, and a new celebrity baby who survived her first parenting mistake (I’m looking at you, Ryan Reynolds!).

07/09/15

37 More Ridiculously Average Parent Problems

Why are so many people following @averageparentproblems on Instagram? What is the appeal? I guess it’s because—PARENTS HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

07/09/15

5yo Girl Out-Olafs Olaf on America’s Got Talent

Many children love belting out Frozen tunes (my girls included), but I don’t know if any have ever mastered “In Summer” quite like 5yo Heavenly Joy Jerkins.

07/08/15

I’ve Got Big Book News!

Remember when I told you my New Year’s Resolution was to write a book? Well, don’t get too excited because I did not write a book. BUT. Apparently, you don’t need to actually write a book to sell a book, because I SOLD MY BOOK!!!

07/07/15

Our Family Trip to the Statue of Liberty

As part of an American Express initiative supporting our National Parks, I got to show my kids where Grammy took her first steps on American soil, back when she was about the same age as Mazzy.