“Is He a Good Baby?” As a new mother of a seemingly “good baby” I was happy to answer this question. “Oh Yes he is! He doesn’t cry very much… mostly he just sleeps in my lap and nurses.” “Oh that is so nice. You are…

Sometimes I really wonder how we made it through. Sometimes I look back on those days and wonder how I managed to come out on the other side with my sanity and my marriage intact. But here we are, 2.5 years and another child later and we’re still…

Let’s face it; the bar’s not set that high for fathers of young children. Some score points just for sticking around. Most get nods of approval if they don’t forget to bring the kid’s snacks along to the park or the mall. But if this…

Oprah has a feature in her magazine entitled “what I know for sure.” She also mentions this phrase often, during interviews and previously on her talk show. Oprah is not a parent, so I doubt that she referenced what she knew for sure as it related to…

Yea, I do it. So what of it??

Apparently you’re not supposed to lie to your children, according to experts cited in this article. Apparently we are shielding our kids from the harsh realities of the real world when we tell them a little fib, like…

Ignorance is bliss. That’s my credo and I’m sticking to it. And so are many other parents, apparently. 

Yes, like many exhausted moms and dads in similar situations, I often plead ignorance and turn a blind eye when confronted by the following:
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Bedtime is a blast for many of us moms.
Dinner has been eaten (sometimes), baths have been drained and we’re in the home stretch, we tell ourselves.
We’ve had an exhausting day and all we want to do is kiss our little darlings goodnight before hitting