Guest post by Jenna Do you ever wonder in parenting, “How did I get here?” [Not How you got to be a parent, we all know THAT part.] There are times in parenting, good or bad, when your life goes on and you suddenly realize: A. I’m really enjoying this! The next stage must be…
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Pregnancy Journal: Got Milk?
From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly A wave of faux shame washed over me as I reached into the milk cooler at Target yesterday. No one around me knew it, but I needed that gallon of 1% the same way an alcoholic needs her vodka. I was almost drooling as I tucked the jug…
Real Men Use Plungers
By Michael Today, I took Jill to Home Depot to get stuff I needed for a few projects I’ve been meaning to get to, fulfilling my manly duties and showing her my version of the Nordstrom Sale. (Except, of course, that my purchases are much more practical and essential to our existence, unlike shoes and…
On-line Babysitter Referral Services: One Mom’s Experience
By Megan For Christmas this past December, I gave Al a series of 6 dates (with me!) that started in January and run through June. I ordered tickets and gift cards for each of them and put them in separate tiny gift bags that I hung all over the tree Christmas Eve. I was excited…
Fight!
Guest post by Jenna This past Saturday I witnessed my very first fight at a soccer game. Except it wasn’t the players fighting, it was a parent fighting with the photographer. Yep, that’s right. Last Saturday my 4 year-old son took pictures with his soccer team, and afterward, one of his friend’s parents threatened to…
On Domesticity
By Beck True story – I just spent my morning cleaning my disgusting fridge. Now it is so clean that the Queen could come over and look in it for a snack without me feeling considerable shame. I would likely feel some shock, but I’d cover it, because it’s the Queen and I feel like the…
Pregnancy Journal: Move Baby Move
From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly My OB laughs at me when I tell her this, but I’m pretty confident I’m gestating a baby octopus. It’s true that the ultrasound technician back in December saw only the normal two arms and two legs of a growing human. But I see no other explanation for…
Why is She the Favorite?
By Michael We have a simple rule in our family: No jealousy. Period. End of Discussion. No, not the end of the discussion, because there isn’t even going to be a discussion. No jealousy. We won’t treat you identically, but we’ll treat you equally. It will be the same, only different, because you are different…
Just Us One
By Megan I took a little day trip away from my family this weekend. I’d not been away from Peabody for this long since he was about six months old. In fact, except for while we’re both sleeping at night, I’m almost never apart from him – he’s my constant companion from dawn until dusk…
It’s in the couch cushions.
Guest post by Jenna I have decided that whatever we’re looking for around the house is… in the couch cushions. Somewhere deep within my couch, there is a greedy monster that likes to play hide-and-seek with whatever it is I’m looking for. Right after Colby was born, my parents and sisters came over to bring…