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What Marriage Looks Like With Children
Valentine’s Day for a married couple with young kids is just like an ordinary day. Maybe you don’t think Valentine’s Day is that important anyway, so this doesn’t really bother you all that much. But me, well, I’ll take any holiday I can get to call a sitter and spend...
What LEGOs Taste Like When A Kid Chews Them
6-year-old: Well, now I know I'm allergic to tomatoes. Me: How? 6-year-old: Because someone at school had a tomato, and I sneezed when I was sitting beside her. Me: 6-year-old: Me: Nope. 9-year-old: Ow! MY EAR HURTS! Me [looking at his ear.]: Huh. There's blood. What...
Inventions that Would Help Parents Make it Through the Day
There are some great inventions out on the market today that have made my life easier. We don’t always have the funds to invest in something new and wonderful, but when we do, watch out. A crockpot? Yep, made life easier AND my kids actually get dinner now (there is a...
The Most Random Places I’ve Found Kids Library Books
This week kicks off Library Lovers' Month, and if you know me and my family at all, you know that one thing we love to do is read together. We read before nap time, when one of the 3-year-old twins will pick out two picture books and I’ll read a few chapters from the...
‘It Smells Like Fart in Here’ and Other PG-13 Conversations
Husband, getting into the van with six boys: It smells like fart in here. Me: Him: Me: Him: Never mind. [At the dinner table.] Husband: Put that thing away. Me [Not looking]: We don't bring toys to the table, boys. Husband: It was his penis. Me: 5-year-old: Me: We...
Lies We Believe As Parents (That Kids Will Annihilate)
Every now and then, I reach this mysterious place where parenting feels really easy. The boys are behaving perfectly (as if that’s the measure of easy parenting), and everyone is loving each other well and, most importantly, no one is complaining about what I just put...
A Dad Knows What He’s Doing. We Should Just Let Him Do It.
I recently made a few waves with an essay I’d written in response to a friend venting to me about how her girlfriends kept saying that their husbands were going to babysit their kids so they could have a girls’ night out. Apparently, it struck a deep nerve. I feel...
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