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Squeezing In Exercise
0 commentsExercise is something I am really passionate about. I have always made it a priority to exercise throughout my life. Since having kids, it is harder, but more important than ever. It hasn't always been easy and I've often had to change the type (o...
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Where Did All These Grandparents Come From?
0 commentsWatching this video on JuiceBoxJungle, it seems like everyone's grandparents are spoiling their little grandchildren rotten. And the kids WANT to hang out with their grandparents. What's the deal? Where were these folks when I was growing up? N...
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Fit Mama
0 commentsJuiceBoxJungle has recently posted a great a new episode called “Real Soccer Mom” which is motivating me to get back into some sort of regular fitness routine. It’s now 14 months after the birth of my youngest child and I’m still carrying aroun...
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Grandma Says I Can!
0 commentsMy new friends over at Juice Box Jungle have obviously been peering in my windows and eavesdropping on my pillow talk. After all, this video about grandmas definitely has borrowed some material from my own struggles with a certain well-intentio...
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JuiceBox Jungle: I want my (M)TV
0 commentsSitting here working on my computer, my kids in front of the TV, I can’t help but ponder the following JuiceBox Jungle clip and wonder about my parenting skills. And I’m not the only parent caught in this situation (check out Diary of a WAHM on he...
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“Mommy Wars” Reprise
1 commentChildbirth: Natural vs. Epidural Boys: Uncircumcized vs. Circumcized Diapers: Cloth vs. Disposable Feeding: Breast vs. Bottle Sleeping: Co-sleeping vs. Cry it Out Moms: Stay at Home vs. Working Baby Food: Organic vs. Conventiona...
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Chickenpox Parties? No Thanks!
1 commentReaders of my blog probably know by now that I typically fall to the “left” on these kinds of issues… I believe in attachment parenting, extended breastfeeding, and co-sleeping. I buy organic food whenever possible (sometimes I can even get my fam...
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T.V. Ban
3 commentsWhen my first child was born, I was the mom that other, more experienced moms roll their eyes at, because I insisted that no matter what, I would not let the TV be on if my son was in the room. I would not let other people watch TV around him and ...
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How Good Are Your Parenting Skills?
0 commentsRaising Children? Then Being Successful Means Being Prepared to Accept that a Fundamental Ingredient for this ‘Job’ is - ‘Your Parenting Expertise’ Generally, it is only when we become parents we realize the ‘awful truth’. There is...
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Daptitude (Dad Aptitude)
0 commentsI could have gotten myself a kid using any old sperm donor. I also could have married purely for romantic love, without testing the candidate's daptitude, and procreated blindly with said fellow. But,
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Kids are just alright
Like the old saying says,"There is only one prettiest child in the world and every mother has it". As parents it's natural for us to be proud of our children, but sometimes what starts out as well meaning encouragement can turn them into monsters.... Read More
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I love projects. While most of my days are filled with diapers and feedings right now, I do enjoy the nitty gritty of seeing something accomplished from start to finish. Perhaps that’s why when I was in charge of paying the bills at our house I lo... Read More
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TV is our friend
I am different from a lot of parents-I make absolutely no apologies about the fact that my kids watch a lot of TV. Sure, I've gotten the snide remarks-especially from my in laws, who had no electronics in their home until my sisters in law were 16... Read More
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