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My four year old couldn’t wait to go back to school. Frankly, I encouraged the enthusiasm. We had quite a busy summer (in much the same way that ants get busy once someone follows them around with a magnifying glass and…
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As many of you know, I have been doing my best to ensure that my son had 200 words by the time he was 2. Thankfully he reached that goal.
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We are surprised that we could only come up with 10! Yes we have a ton of parenting pet peeves and as time passes and as we gain more experience as moms – each of us with two boys – the list sadly grows. Don’t get…
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(Lights Up.) Craving: Hello. Me: Not now. Craving: It’s me. Me: Please don’t be cute. I’m very busy. Craving: I wish we had a jumbo bag of jellybeans right now. We love jellybeans, don’t we? Me: I’m working. Craving: Did…
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There are plenty of people – kids and adults – that have a fear of dogs. Whether it’s a bad experience or just an innate phobia, having a fear of dogs can really impact life, especially as a child. Urban…
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Growing up, most of us thought about having babies. We wondered whether we’d have a boy or a girl – or maybe even twins! We thought about how many we’d like and what it would be like to play house….
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I’ve agonized over writing this. I promised the editors that I was going to submit an article about my favourite “staycation” moments. I had an outline about ice cream hunts, day trips and movie nights. There would be a humorous…
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I still remember the day my dad put me on the purple bike with the flowerprint banana seat, got me peddling and then let me go. I still remember crashing into the fence, hitting the ground and looking at him, wailing…
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I was at the local barbecue place (Joe’s Barbecue – OMG so good!) picking up dinner on Friday. The place is one big grill and everything’s cooked to order, so if you don’t order ahead, you’re standing around for a…
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I don’t know how parents did it before the Internet, but baby boards and parenting groups online seem to be the way we all share information. So why all the fighting???? I love cruising parenting boards. I think it’s my…
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I was speaking to Michelle after reading her recent post on C-sections. It’s funny because I remember her telling me she couldn’t even discuss it when I asked her about her delivery with her first. I love a good birth…
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