Today we went to the movies with some of our friends. It was a spur of the moment sort of thing and there are only 2 kids movies playing…RIO and Kung Fu Panda 2. We’ve seen them both. I found them both to be less than stellar. Kung Fu Panda started at the right time [...]
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A friend asked me, and a bunch of other parents, to write down one thing we wish we had known as a new parent that we know now. I have been trying to think of an answer. I have a bunch of flip advice, like “park next to the cart corral” which is true and [...]
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No, this is not a picture of my kid in their you-know-whats. Its a picture of my kids in their pajamas. Kids pajamas are expensive! Back when the twins were 3 or so, I got tired of trying to scrounge up garage sale summer pajamas. I certainly wasn’t going to pay $9.99 a pair at [...]
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Lately, Giggles has been sneaking her Nukkie out of the bedroom each morning. She is a morning grump, and she clings to that Nukkie in the morning. In fact, it makes her very angry when we take it away to have breakfast and get dressed. We’ve never had a Nukkie Baby before. We *begged* Pookie [...]
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Kids are not always a cheap date, but they are easy to please. So many little things make a kid happy. Little tiny things like cutting the PB&J sandwiches with a cookie cutter rather than a knife. Things like letting them wear their rain boots to the grocery store. Seriously, no wonder kids are always [...]
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I have seen lots of tips for how to help kids get their shoes on the right feet. Some people say draw smiley faces inside the shoes and tell the kids to “make them kiss.” Some people say draw arrows and tell the kids to make them point to each other. What works for us [...]
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Today, Aunt Shel asked me to limit the gory details regarding pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood because I am scaring her. Well….you know I cannot do that. I am here to serve the good of humanity, and that means telling it like it is. Here are just a few, I want her to build up her [...]
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Do you ever do things just to amuse yourself, as a parent? We talked Geetle into naming one of her babies “Little Baby Knothead”. She thinks its because he wears a hat with a knot on top. But really its because it makes us laugh. We secretly play “Will He Eat It?!” with Pookie at [...]
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To the neighbors who we barely know, whose kindergartner and 2nd grader come to play on our front lawn just about every day: Please come talk to us. Please come make sure we are not lunatics.† Ask us if we have any guns in the house (NO) or if we have a dog that might [...]
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When did we start needing to make everything “exciting” so that kids will tolerate it? Why do we have to have hair salons with chairs shaped like ponies and motorcycles? Why does every child sized portion at a restaurant have to come with a toy or a scoop of ice cream? Why do vitamins have [...]
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