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Hand Jive
Until recently, I would have told you that my most unusual job experience was working as a street vendor on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, selling tie-dyed t-shirts from a shop called The Wizard of Odd that said things like, "When the going gets tough, the tough get...
My Kids Have Two Different Moms (And They’re Both Me)
I think 89% of you read this already via social media, but I liked this post and wanted to make sure it got to the anti-Facebook crowd. You should see me with the baby. I kiss and cuddle, hold and rock, murmur and nuzzle. Every interaction with her is sweetness and...
Ready or Not, The Baby is Turning One
Milestones are raining down on me. The baby is talking: Mama, Dada, up, agua, boo(k). She is trying to walk, and can make tracks by hopping forwards on her knees, like a little talking bunny. Worst of all, she is turning one. I have whiplash. I feel dazed. I am...
19 Reasons I Can’t Possibly Lose the Baby Weight Right Now
My baby is turning one. While a lot of mamas are back to their pre-pregnancy weight by then, I've still got a ways to go. And frankly, I don't really care. In fact, I bristle at the implication that I or any recently pregnant lady should be racing to shrink down....
Breastfeeding Holds the Nurses Don’t Teach You (But Your Baby Will)
If you're planning to breastfeed, a hospital lactation consultant will show you different positions for holding the baby while nursing. You'll hear terms like "cross-cradle," "side-lying" and "football hold." These are fine and dandy for early breastfeeding, but trust...
My Kids Live in Different Time Zones (In the Same House)
I know every mom out there is tired, but I think I could take you right now in an exhaustion contest. That's because my average parenting day is nearly 17 hours long. I blame the time zones. See, our family of four lives together on the west coast, but my...
When Life Gives You Lemons (Not a Metaphor)
We visited friends who have a lemon tree growing in their backyard. Our 5-year-old, Viv, was given a paper grocery bag and the instruction to "just pick a few." So naturally, we came home with 34 lemons. It was very important to me not to waste these luscious...
10 Things That Will Go Wrong When a Kid and Baby Share a Room
It will be GREAT, I told myself, when we bought the house with only two usable bedrooms. The girls will share. They'll never be scared because they have each other, and they'll grow up to be the best of friends. I also nurtured future bunk bed fantasies, left over...
What Pet Should I Get? The Real Moms’ Guide to 10 Popular Pets
What pet should you get? So you don't feel regret. Or go into debt. From constant trips to the vet. Okay, so that's not what it says in the recently discovered Dr. Seuss book, "What Pet Should I Get?" but imagine how useful that would be! As parents, we often succumb...