Most of the time, I look at my toddler and see a baby. A perfect, sweet, smiley, dimpled, slightly crazy baby. And sometimes I look at him and see him as a grown man. Or at least a teenager who’s going to give me a heart attack someday. Because I’ve realized that there are […]
The Best Parenting Advice I've Ever Gotten
My best friend Carrie would’ve been an awesome mom. Beyond awesome. She was loving, exuberant, brilliant and sassy, and she had just the right dose of crazy mixed in. Maybe a little extra crazy, but in the best ways possible. She would’ve been the type of mom to stay up late […]
9 Universal Truths About Babies
Babies—they’re just like us! Only smaller…and cuter…and louder…and poopier. Right? Wrong. Well, I mean, they are technically little humans, unless you’re dealing with a Rosemary’s Baby or Renesmee situation. (In which case, you should really, um, talk to someone about that.) But babies are so different than adults, they […]
Dear Toddler: Ketchup Isn't a Food Group
Keep your fancy sandwiches with your un-American cheese. Keep your charbroiled-to-perfection burgers. Keep your panko-and-parmesan-crusted chicken that had the audacity not to come out of a freezer box. Keep your great-grandmother’s four-generations-tested lasagna and those weird noodles. And certainly keep your vegetables unless…unless…never mind. Keep your vegetables. No, my toddler […]
9 Ways Life with Kids Is Like a Circus
You know how everyone always jokes that once you have kids, your life becomes a total circus? Here’s a little harsh reality for you: It’s not a joke. Your life is a circus. And you are the hapless ringmaster. There’s no use trying to fight it. So put on your sparkliest cape (from […]
Warning: Bossy Toddler on the Loose!
I feel like I’m living in Footloose. And not in the good “Kevin Bacon is awesome” way. In the “I’ve got a little dictator telling me what to do” way. “No dancing!!!” Such has been the decree of my 2-and-a-half-year-old lately, and it alternates with: “No singing!!!” Not all the time, but sporadically, […]
Got a Plan for the Apocalypse?
You’re going to think I’m nuts, but the week before last, I asked my husband if he had an emergency plan if New York City gets hit by the plague. This wasn’t a tongue-in-cheek, hypothetical conversation discussing the zombie apocalypse—though I kind of tested the waters by having a semi-flippant attitude, in case he […]
Things My Kid Says That Make Me Smile
All kids are cute. Then they start talking, and they get even cuter. When they’re not saying—er, screaming—“NOOOOOOOO!!!” that is. Case in point: The other day, my 2-and-a-half-year-old requested that I read his Star Wars: Colors book to him. Now, I’m a huge Star Wars nerd and have been since I was 2, so […]
When Motherhood (Literally) Hurts
Kids should come with warning labels. All sorts of warning labels, in fact. A few off the top of my head: Caution: Slippery Diaper Ahead!Chance of Crying: HighDanger! Will Cause Extreme Drowsiness! But the biggest one should be about causing bodily injury, because kids are dangerous. And not just to themselves, but to […]
The Perils of Being an Overscheduled Mom
I have yet to meet a mom who isn’t scheduled within an inch of her life. It sounds dramatic, I know, like we’re all dangling off the edge of a cliff, clawing at the dirt and hanging on for dear life. But God, it really does feel like that some days. I’m writing this […]
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