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See how quickly I can turn the camera on you, Mom? 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
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A legacy of abuse is broken 26 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
By: Ken Johnson – CC BY 2.0 Seeing my husband be a good father to our daughter has helped heal the wounds left behind by a legacy of abuse. My mother spent her childhood being sexually abused by her ...
Should I stay close to home the last few weeks of my pregnancy? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
This is reader Rachel hanging out with OK Go.. while at their show pregnant. WIN. There's a gig that I and my husband want to go to about a week before my due date next year. The show is in a city th...
A David Bowie and owl-themed nursery for a kid named Bowie 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
All photos by Ashley. When my husband and I first found out our second child was a girl we immediately said her name should be Bowie Irene. Of course her nursery should be decorated with pictures of ...
We're beginning our journey as home schoolers 23 Aug 2013 | 10:23 pm
By: National Assembly for Wales – CC BY 2.0 When I was pregnant with my son Benji, I felt as though there was an almost innate need for him to be home schooled. I had forgotten about it after I went ...
Do you have tips for creating a baby play group that I'll actually LIKE? 23 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
By: Andrew Malone – CC BY 2.0 My highly sociable 15-month-old baby is now at an age where he is intrigued by other kids. He loves playing and constantly wants to interact. This sounds great… but I've...
My ex and I are amicably co-parenting a year after a contentious divorce 22 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
My ex sent me this photo of our kids playing — just to be nice. I did not have what you would call an amicable divorce. By the time I made the decision to file, I was so furious with my ex-husband (...
Our life isn't ready for a baby but I am: let's talk about dealing with baby fever 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
I'm 27 and my husband is 32. We've been together for nine years and have been living together for seven. I've wanted to have babies since I can remember. In fact, were it not for my ever-awesome man-d...
We didn't make it to the hospital in time so our son was accidentally born at home 21 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
I wrote the birth story for my first while heavily pregnant and awaiting our second child (codename: Cookie) to make his appearance. I might have even daydreamed how the birth would be and the changes...
What can I do to balance my Mama self and my teacher self as I go back to work? 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
By: Andrew Malone – CC BY 2.0 I am a preschool teacher getting ready to go back to work full time after a blissful seven months of maternity leave. I love teaching, but at the same time wish I had mo...
