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Notes from the Mom Trenches
My older sister welcomed a beautiful healthy baby girl early this morning - Dannan Mairead was born at 3:30-ish, coming in at 7 lbs 7 ozs (I think?) and 18 inches long. Just four short hours after I suggested that maybe … -
Cackle PSA: Get your kid's [insert body part] unstuck
A friendly firefighter passed this bit of wisdom along. I've yet to use it, but I trust this guy (despite the fact that he completely soaked me at work the other day by shaking the tree I was walking under. To prove that… -
Cackle PSA: How to get that thing out of your kid's nose
Somehow we made it through just over 5 years of being parents without anyone sticking anything up their nose. I guess we were due, then, when Rory decided to find out what happens when one sticks a googly eye up one's no… -
Parenting Technique Backfire #1
Oh, I was so smug. I had It figured out.Whenever I wanted Rory to do anything, I gave him a 5 minute warning, followed by a countdown to time to do X. Like, 5 minutes until time to go home. 5 minutes until bed time. I di… -
Invisible parenting
Rory has an invisible friend, Disappear Boy. Also referred to, at times, as his Disappear Brother the Eagle. (Huh?)Apparently, Disappear Boy's mother is just the greatest. As stated this weekend, "Disappear Boy's mom tak… -
Choices
My mother sent me a long e-mail last weekend, talking about choices and how the choices we make impact not just our lives, but also our children's, and our children's children. This was probably the best e-mail I've ever…
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