The End of Entitlement: Our Twin Family Experience

Always tending toward lifechange x 2, my husband and I recently made an involuntary exodus from gainful employment to the land of lost jobs.
In truth, we feel highly optimistic about our prospects (“First one to get a job with benefits wins!”), and appreciate the fact we are being forced to actually walk our aspirational talk.
For [...]

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DIY Diaper Changing Distraction – Mobile

Had I known then what I know now, I would have taken wrestling in junior high physical education class. Or maybe some karate. Because holy crap, changing the diaper of my 9 month old 22 pound boy is a workout. He twists, kicks, flexes his legs against the area that used to [...]

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Book review: Emotionally Healthy Twins

The opinions stated in this post are solely from LauraC and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of other HDYDI authors.
I was very excited to read the book “Emotionally Healthy Twins: A New Philosophy for Parenting Two Unique Children” by Joan Friedman. One of my major twin parenting concerns is how to help my boys feel as if [...]

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Hell Hath No Fury, or, Why I won’t be returning to Gymboree

I do a lot of classes with my twin toddlers.  As a stay-at-home mom, I find the very last thing I want to do is actually stay at home.  Especially in the winter, when we can’t spend an hour out in the yard (though sometimes I try), we need quality indoor activities.
I’ve found there are [...]

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Foodie Friday: Snacks for toddlers

Feedings toddlers—mine are 21 months—seems to be an evolving challenge. Obviously, there are all the challenges that come with toddlers’ newfound picky eating habits, as I wrote about here a few weeks ago. And that is a whole ‘nother challenge.
But sometimes, we just get stuck in a food rut. It’s that post afternoon nap time [...]

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