Please Vote! Tuesday, June 2nd

Hello Everyone! Enormous thanks go to our wonderful MoM’s who have agreed to “try out” for HDYDI! We are beyond thrilled that so many of you are reading along with us, and we hope you enjoy our contest week. Please vote for the author you would like to hear more from, as the authors with [...]

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You got to have (mom) friends

It was actually a smaller gathering than we’re used to. And a much higher adult-to-child ratio, too.  Normally, when we’re hanging out in this particular backyard, we expect to see about 10-12 kids under 3 and maybe four or five adults.  This time it was down to only seven kids, and a whopping six adults.  [...]

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Why I Hate Weekends

One thing I’ve discovered, in my almost two years as a stay-at-home mom, is that “weekends” just don’t have nearly the same ring to them as they used to.  In my pre-kids working days, I loved the weekend as much as the next person.  Get up when I feel like it, stay in my pajamas [...]

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It’s not sharing if you rip it from her hands

Other-envy.  The bane of the toddler-mom’s existance.  Doesn’t matter what it is that child A has picked up; child B simply MUST have it. Right. NOW.  There’s no lead-time on child A playing with it and making it look fun to entice child B.  Literally, from the moment A picks up the cap from an [...]

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When Good Boys Go Bad

Picture this:
Our family of six is out for our nightly post-dinner, pre-bedtime walk.  I am pushing Brett in the single stroller, Brian is pushing Aaron and Brady in their side-by-side, and Alaina is riding next to us on her big girl bike. A&B spontaneously burst out into song. We’re not sure what words they are [...]

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