Five Easy Steps
My husband is going to be the most kick-ass labor support partner that ever walked the face of the earth. But I have no idea how I’m going to tell […]
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A Letter to My Deserving Husband
There was a time when you wrapped your arms around me as we slept, legs intertwined, beads of sweat building between our bodies until we were slick with sleep and […]
Spanking Works. But Parenting Takes Effort.
I’ll preface all of this by saying that I have spanked children. I have smacked the bottoms of children I loved. I’ve held a squirming child up by his forearm, […]
And We Try A Little Harder
There is really nothing as devastating as seeing your child recoil from you in fear. No other jab to the heart stings quite as terribly as that. It is an […]
I Promise Not to Tell You That Ponies Are Better Than Sidewalk Chalk
Over the weekend, I took Little Puppy to a sidewalk fair full of big noises and bright colors. I had seen this advertisement on Facebook proclaiming free pony rides and […]
Not a Fan of Nursing In Public? Suck on This.
Okay. I have thought long and hard about this blog post. Most of the time, when I’m trying to introduce an idea to someone who might not be ready for […]
Part 1.5 of the Thin Line between Gentle Parenting and Anarchy
Inflammatory and overly dramatic titles is quite possibly my favorite part of blogging. But I digress. The thought occurred to me today that, just like any other hard pill to […]
Required Viewing for He Who Seeks Enlightenment
http://vimeo.com/m/32716690 <—— Follow this link. Now. I have considered writing a blog post about breastfeeding and all its controversy. I haven’t done so yet because 1. How fucking […]
To My Son (Just After His 1st Birthday)
This is the second of Little Pup’s letters. I hope one day he’ll be able to look back at these and find all the things I thought were important at […]
Little’s First Letter (Love Will Never Fail You)
I wrote this letter to my son partly before, and partly after his birth. I had it saved on a different blog, but will copy it here in its original […]
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