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Jun, 2013

I have spent years in playgrounds biting my tongue each time I hear parents holler, “Good climbing!” and “Nice swinging!” to their kids. Aren’t children

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May, 2013

Took the boys for much-needed haircuts last week. Haircuts are especially necessary because they are the one time I know that some form of soap

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29
Apr, 2013

Although Sidney is slowly transitioning from a crib to a bed, the shift is not yet fully complete. Still, the repercussions are being felt by

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Apr, 2013

M’s first cousin and one of my very favorite people on the entire planet was in town for 22 short hours. Before she arrived last

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14
Mar, 2013

I was riveted by the  machinations of the conclave that delivered the new pope to the world… a happening that will have virtually no impact

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12
Mar, 2013

I once bought a pair of shoes in a final sale, loved them in the store (even though they were a rather distinct shade of

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7
Mar, 2013

I ambled out the front door to check the milkman had delivered our milk and eggs, and I find this: What you are looking at

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5
Mar, 2013

I’m neither a doctor nor a scientist, but I am beginning to think that it’s entirely possible for a four year old girl to develop

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27
Feb, 2013

The bump on his forehead may have subsided, but his headaches did not, so I marched into the pediatrician’s office with Efram today to have

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Feb, 2013

Can anyone please tell me why someone thought that playground equipment designed like a cervical cap was a good idea? And even more pressing, why

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