I’d like to see a show of hands of those of you who watch The Biggest Loser on NBC? (You know, the one with Bob & Jillian, the trainers, & Alison, the chick from Days of Our Lives?) If you have had a pulse or have been breathing air since 2004, you have more than…
Category Archives: 5 Minutes For Parenting
Upwards
By Beck It’s been a confused couple of days, weather-wise – for much of the day, we have clear blue skies and rather intense heat (a balmy 24c!) and then all at once the sky turns dark ominous grey and we’re in the middle of a thunderstorm. The rains don’t help, though -the bush to…
He’s Here!
From 5 Minutes for Parenting Many many congrats to Kelly! Read Kelly’s entire Pregnancy Journal here at 5 Minutes For Parenting.
The Parental Gods Have Spoken
By Michael Jill’s crib is in the basement. We took it from her folks’ house with every intention of using it when our first child was born. Then, the crib police decided the slats were too far apart, or maybe it was too close, and we had to go out and buy a new crib….
Tooth Fairy
By Megan So, we have a loose tooth in the household. It’s our first, and I discovered it a little over a week ago upon taking a closer look at a tooth that appeared to be getting crookeder and crookeder by the day. Turns out there was good reason for all the crookedness – that…
Eating. Or, not.
My children’s nutrition matters to me. As the Master Head Chef And Sous Chef in the house, I make sure their meals are well-balanced and nutritious while still tasty. This means that yes, ketchup is both a vegetable and a fruit (interchangeably, of course), and blueberry muffins are considered a serving of fruit. [I mean,…
Feet
By Beck It would be really great if I could learn to enjoy that foot-in-mouth feeling that comes with saying something unintentionally really boneheaded. I feel it often enough that learning to enjoy the sinking self-loathing and embarrasment would be a big plus. Even worse, of course, is when I drop the ball with my…
They Like Us. They Really Like Us.
By Michael I decided my book on life lessons would be the absolutely perfect gift for graduates this year, so we conducted a survey of recent graduates to find out what life lessons they wish they’d known before they reached the ripe old age of 22. People who graduated over the past few years provided…
The Girl Who Made Me Mama
Right before 6 AM our door squeaked open and I heard her little feet, tiptoetiptoetiptoe, and the rattlerattlerattle of a white paper bag decorated with a yellow handprint daisy. And around to my side of the bed came the footsteps and stopped, pause, right in front of my face. And then she waited. And I…
Sorry, Mother’s Day has been moved
By Jenna “Can I have your attention, please? Due to complete overscheduling problems, mgmt. will be forced to move Mother’s Day to another Sunday this year, preferably on a Sunday of the Mother’s choice.” I need this to be read over the PA system of my life right now. I think May rivals December for…