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All The Times I Said “No” to My 4-Year-Old Today
I used to be a "Yes" mom. Yes, you can jump off the swing. Yes, you can squirt shaving cream in the bath and pretend it's snow. Yes, you may peform opera in the supermarket. But now I have two kids. A little one who's up all night and a bigger one who is a...
10 Things “Friends” Taught Us About Marriage
Congratulations to one of our favorite "Friends!" Rachel—I mean Jennifer Aniston—has tied the knot with longtime boyfriend Justin Theroux, and Monica—I mean Courteney Cox—stood up for her as Maid of Honor. If only Joey could have officiated. Despite the recent rash of...
9 Reasons I’m Glad My Kids Are 4 Years Apart
The moment my first child was born, and I felt that crazy love, I wanted another baby right away. I wanted 100 babies. We started trying in earnest when our daughter was barely a year old. Which was crazy. Had I gotten pregnant right away, I could have had two kids...
10 Things Breastfeeding Can Get You Out Of Doing
Happy National Breastfeeding Awareness Month! Surely, you're already aware of the health benefits, so I'm here to share one of the lesser known perks of breastfeeding: it can totally get out of stuff. Things you really don't feel like doing. It's the adult version of...
14 Things My Kid Does When I Ask Her To Clean Up
Now that my older daughter's four, she's big enough to do chores and take responsibility for her own messes—or so I thought. Let's just say my attempts to get her to clean up after herself have not been so successful. Even when I sing that catchy little song, "Clean...
6 Embarrassing Questions Your Preschooler Will Absolutely Ask You
You gotta love preschoolers. They’re curious, chatty and totally unfiltered, especially when it comes to asking probing questions about you and your body. Sometimes their queries are so embarrassing you’ll wish you could return to the infant days when you did all the...
10 Shocking Things That Happen To Your Body After Birth
It's hardly fair. After nine months of pregnancy aches and pains, I assumed I'd feel so much better once the baby was born. But though my nausea and heartburn quickly faded, my hormones went haywire, my hair fell out and I needed maxi pads in size jumbo elephant....
16 Things Babies Do To Mess With Their Moms
Babies are such amazing little creatures. They’re born with the instinctive ability to root, to suck and to throw their limbs forward when startled. They’re also born understanding how to royally screw with their parents. Sometimes they even seem to enjoy it. Here are...
How I Know ‘Tidy’ Marie Kondo Is Not A Mom (Yet)
Clutter is a major source of stress in my family. My husband is a neat, organized minimalist, but in the past few years, he's had his world turned upside down by three not so tidy ladies: his wife and two daughters. I'll admit, our home could use a few (million) fewer...