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My Toddler is Making Me Fat

My Toddler is Making Me Fat

Call me a hypocrite.  No, it’s okay, I can take it.  I write about how we need to be kind to ourselves and never trash talk our weight in front of our kids.  And then I go and use the F word on myself.  Loophole: Viv can’t read yet.  So until she can,...
How Mommy & Me Burst My Bubble

How Mommy & Me Burst My Bubble

At my first day in Mommy & Me, I made a new friend.  We seemed so much alike; both of us were bubbly blondes and first-time mothers to 3-month-old babies.  We even shared the same alma mater.  “What year did you graduate?” she asked, as excited as I was to find...
Things To Do During Naptime When Nobody Naps

Things To Do During Naptime When Nobody Naps

Viv turned two today, and since I’ve learned so much during the past two years about good parenting, I gave her cupcakes for breakfast. Then I ran her around the park for a couple of hours, hoping to burn off the sugar rush. But she was still high as a kite when...
Rethinking “Vacation”

Rethinking “Vacation”

This Thanksgiving, we got out of town, driving down to Laguna Beach with Grandma and my brother and sister-in-law–Viv’s adored Uncle Jordan and Aunt Lana. Look at them, all relaxed and well-rested, wearing designer sunglasses without fear.  Yeah, they...

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