All you can think when you envision a potty-trained child is: No more pee-soaked and poopy diapers! Hooray! But there’s something you’re not thinking about, even after you start potty training—one big thing blocking your road to diaper-free bliss. And I’m not talking about the inevitable accidents or backsliding. I’m talking about public bathrooms. […]
When You’re Sick, Are You the Worst Mom…Or the Best?
Moms aren’t allowed to get sick. All moms joke about this, especially in the middle of cold and flu season, when we’re running ourselves ragged and wiping multiple runny noses, but it really is true. I mean, who the heck has the time for that? Certainly, not me. Though here I am, tea and […]
6 Favorite Bedtime Books: The Toddler Edition
When toddlers like a book, they really like it. Which means that you’ll be reading it again and again and again. It’s the toddler way. And it’s adorable, educational and occasionally a little maddening for parents. While the books that you used to soothe baby to sleep in the early days are probably still […]
Mommy’s Having Some Serious Separation Anxiety
Mama’s had a rough two weeks. First, there was the haircut. My 2-year-old had needed a haircut for months…but it would be his first haircut. As in, that precious baby hair that took forever to grow in. It was wispy and overgrown and so much a part of him and his babyness that I […]
No Blankie, One Slight Problem
I am my son’s lovey. He never formed an attachment to a blankie or a stuffed animal, though I tried. No, he only wants my hair. It’s long and brown, and I think he developed a particular affinity for it while breastfeeding. (Personally, I think I’m cultivating his future love of long-haired brunettes…or […]
A Few Choice Words for Judgey Parents
To the parents at the museum who witnessed my child’s second-only public meltdown in his 22 months of existence: Wipe those horrified, judgey expressions off your faces before I smack them off. You know you’ve been there—probably more than I have—so don’t even pretend like you haven’t. That’s the nice version of what I […]
Bitchy Resting Face: The Infant Edition
Today, I met a little girl with Bitchy Resting Face. She wasn’t angry. She wasn’t upset. She was actually pretty neutral. She just had bitch-face. I’d thought this phenomenon was strictly limited to adults, but I guess it has to start at some point, right? She was a toddler, but a young […]
When Cute Kids Do Disgusting Things
I got some really good advice recently regarding my toddler from a 10-year-old: “You have to let him touch everything, even the gross stuff, so that he learns about it.” The gross stuff in question was a wriggling, writhing worm. And my wise little advisor, the son of an old friend, was right. […]
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