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How to Get Along With Other Moms on Facebook

June 8, 2015 By Lauren

How to Get Along With Other Moms on Facebook

  Do you ever read through comment threads on Facebook and shake your head in wonder and dismay? It’s amazing how quickly a comment about parenting can become a battleground and how nasty some of those comments can become. With that in mind, I thought it might be a good idea to share a handy dandy […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Humor Tagged With: facebook, fight, fighting, get along, moms, parenting

Potty Training Advice From the Experts

June 5, 2015 By Lauren

Potty Training Advice from the Experts

 This post contains affiliate links. At no extra cost to you, I will earn a small commission on any purchases made through these links. Thank you for your support!  Welcome to my brand new series, Ask the Experts (That’s YOU!). I use the term ‘series’ loosely because I’m not sure how often these posts will […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Uncategorized Tagged With: advice, experts, kids, parenting, potty training, potty training advice

Quiz: What’s Your Parenting Super Power?

April 24, 2015 By Lauren

Quiz: What's Your Parenting Super Power?

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Humor Tagged With: parenting, quiz, super powers, superheroes

13 Milestones I Wish I’d Known About

April 19, 2015 By Lauren

13 Milestones

We all know the milestones to eagerly watch for: First smile, rolling over, first steps. We wait for them to happen and carefully document them when they do (well, for the first kid at least). There are some milestones, though, that no one thinks to tell you about. They are just as momentous, in some […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays, Parenting Humor Tagged With: kids, milestones, motherhood, parenting, things I wish I'd known

The Day I Found Out He Was in Love With Someone Else

March 26, 2015 By Lauren

Day I Found Out He Loved Someone Else

“Some of the boys have crushes on some of the girls.” I was wrist-deep in dishwater when he said it, scrubbing the remains of the day into the soapy warmth, completely unprepared for a conversation I imagined was still a few years away. Words began to rise in my throat, preparing to bounce off my […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: crushes, first love, in love, kids, love, motherhood, parenting

I Asked, You Answered: What Surprised You Most About Parenthood?

March 23, 2015 By Lauren

What surprised you most about parenthood

In case you’re new to I Asked, You Answered, here’s how it works: Each time I send out my newsletter (Currently it’s once every two weeks, so you have no excuse not to sign up. No one can complain about one email every two weeks.) I include a question. They’re all over the board, from […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Uncategorized Tagged With: i asked you answered, kids, parenthood, parenting, surprise

What Moms Do When Their Kids Are Away

March 16, 2015 By Lauren

What Moms Do When Their Kids Are Away

I considered making the only thing in this post the following: Whatever. We. Want. But then I thought I should chronicle my time when the kids are gone this weekend because it’s a strange mixture of thoughts, feelings, and actions that are reminiscent of, yet completely different from, what we used to do before we […]

Filed Under: Family Life, I Tried It!, Parenting Humor Tagged With: away, kids, moms, motherhood, parenting, vacation, weekend

I Told My Two Year Old Her Butt was Big

March 9, 2015 By Lauren

Her Butt Was Big

“Mummy, I hafta pee!” My freshly potty trained two year old dashed into the bathroom where I was blow drying my hair, tugging at her pajama pants as she ran. I set the blow dryer on the counter, scooped her up, and rushed to the toilet, unwilling to test the urgency of her declaration for even a second longer […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: body image, butt, daughter, fat, girls, healthy, kids, parenting, thin

I Like It When They’re Sick

March 3, 2015 By Lauren

When They're Sick

I like it when they’re sick. When the demands of the day come to a sudden, screeching halt. I like it when they’re sick. When their small bodies lean into mine, heavy and feather light at once. I like it when they’re sick. When it’s completely acceptable, expected even, to stay in our pajamas all day. I […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: kids, like, motherhood, parenting, sick

When a Stranger Came Calling

February 19, 2015 By Lauren

Stranger

I’m always wary when strangers come to the door, so one Saturday when an unfamiliar vehicle pulled into our driveway, I was instantly on alert. When a Stranger Came Calling A young man in his late teens or early twenties, with unkempt, curly hair exited the passenger seat, and an attractive middle aged woman in […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: adulthood, kids, motherhood, parenting, wistful

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