Monthly Archives: December 2011

Retro Toys of Christmas Past

Now that my childhood home has become “Grandma and Grandpa’s house,” I get a little confused every time my daughter says this phrase, which she has been doing a lot since we arrived at my parents’ house this week for … Continue reading

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Homemade Fish Sticks

So, I can’t bake, but I’m pretty good at cooking regular meals. And I’m obsessed with making sure my daughter gets enough protein. I can’t stand it when all she eats is Cherios and cat food off the floor. After … Continue reading

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Christmas Cookie Chaos

Yesterday, I left my daughter with a neighbor while I took a call with a client. When I went to pick her up, she had made a beautiful stenciled Christmas tree painting. Crap, I thought. I never do things like … Continue reading

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Your Child is Singing Violent Songs About Bloody Mary

A couple of times a week, I watch silly toddler You Tube videos with my daughter. Letting her satisfy her laptop curiosity once or twice a week is enough to keep her dirty peanut-butter hands off it the rest of … Continue reading

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You Don’t Need Clean Hair to be a Hot Mama

When I was about 7 months pregnant, I met a young mother at a wedding and she told me all about how she never had time to take a shower. Nodding my head, I tried to understand and convey sympathy, … Continue reading

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