By Michael Stephanie was having a bad day, or a bad week, maybe it was a bad month, but she mostly thought it was a bad life. I don’t remember all the details, but she was feeling bad about things and mom couldn’t make a dent, so it was my job to help her. I…
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Seven and A Half Minutes
By Megan Friday was the last day of preschool for Bean before Winter Break, and her class put on a Christmas program for the parents. Peabody and I got ALL GUSSIED UP in our Christmas finery and I packed his diaper bag full of snacks and quiet toys and juice and plotted diversionary tactics in…
Stay at home Dad
Guest post by Derek Cromwell Hello. You’re probably wondering who I am. Judging by the sudden stop in your scrolling you’ve likely stumbling across me by accident, more than likely while searching for something else. I understand. I’m slightly unpopular and most certainly uncool. That’s because I’m a stay-at-home Dad. I’m not the garden variety…
Dose of Humor – Thomas and the Big, Big Problem.
5 Minutes for Parenting’s weekly column, A Dose of Humor, is here to remind you to take your humor pill regularly as the best medicine to treat the side effects of parenting! It features a different blogger every week and is hosted by Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity. . Ali is still in love with…
Busy
By Beck It is very, very early in the morning. I am up and writing because I have so much planned for today that this – this time of day I normally use for sleeping – is the only time I have to write. And this is how you can tell that it’s getting very…
Pregnancy Journal: Need to Know
From 5 Minutes for Parenting By Kelly I haven’t confirmed this scientifically, but I’m convinced there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who can wait until the birth of their baby to find out the sex, and those who must know the minute it’s physically possible. I’m squarely in the second group….
Stranger in a Strange Land
By Michael The girls live in a different world, so I have to get my passport updated every year or so. This isn’t a curmudgeonly diatribe about the new generation and who-needs-it technology and mocking Twitter or FaceBook. I waste hours on FaceBook every day, by gum, and I’m as hooked on it as any…
And Wonders of His Love
By Megan She insists on hanging the breakables. He insists on climbing the ladder. We spend the afternoon listening to carols, spotting and supervising and holding our breath. And in the end, the tree is beautiful. The ornaments are whole. The boy is safe. We sit in the glow and count our blessings. Joy to…
Great Books for Parents
By Mary If you’re a book-lover like I am and still have a bit of Christmas shopping to do, might I suggest a few of the best books I’ve read over the years? Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster Cline I read this book years ago when I was dealing with 2 year old…
The first Christmas, according to boys.
By Stephanie Apparently G.I. Joe & Buzz Lightyear were in Bethlehem that Day, too. Originally published at Adventures In Babywearing.