…your kids name your (kombucha) scobies and pretend they are pets. – Michelle Thiehoff …you grind up an eggplant, put it in a jar with vinegar, put it in the fridge for 3 days, then use it on your son’s warts… and it really works too! - Gina Palmer Your sister thinks her nose ring is …
18 Ways To Help A New Mom
”What Can I Do To Help?” If you say this to a mama and she looks at you like it’s a trick question, don’t give up. Sometimes asking for what we need is tricky, you know? Especially when we love, respect, and can’t imagine you scraping lasagna off our plates and taking out our trash! …
Real Food Lifestyle vs Halloween
They’re Not Oblivious Toddlers Anymore… Time to Raise the Little People This is the last year we can go without a plan. Katie will soon be four years old, and she’s already noticing we’re different. Pretty soon, she’ll want to know what all this tromping around the neighborhood business is about. She’s already asking what …
How To Get It ALL Done . . . Or Not
Kristen Asks . . . So I have sort of a personal question for you! I am a stay at home mom of a 22 month old and a 6 month old. I am in the beginning stages of trying to feed our family whole/close to nature foods all the while breastfeeding, cloth diapering, potty training, …
Being the Person I Want My Kids to Be
Daddypotamus’s Childhood FAIL Have you ever seen a kid get ridiculously excited about spending the night at a friend’s house, only to call his parents late at night begging them to bring him home? Yes. That whimpering, sad little child was me. On SEVERAL occasions. Aren’t little boys supposed to LOVE adventure, change, and …
Daddy Guilt Is Real, Too . . . I Should Know
Daddypotamus here. We hear a lot about mommy guilt these days, but not so much about dads. I hadn’t given much thought to it either until Katie was born and my two week “paternity leave” flew by so fast I barely blinked. The most amazing little girl I could have asked for had just come …
Perfecting the Art of Dirty Dishes and Missed Naps
Back when Katie was little more than a short stack of fat rolls I developed a rather curious fantasy. In my imaginary world all kids came with three switches on their backs: Sleep. Eat. Play. Need to catch a few more zzzz’s? Sleep. Broccoli not disappearing quickly enough? Dial up the Eat Want to get …
Motherhood: The Good, The Bad and … The Mercy
Four years ago my life looked very different than it does now. My husband and I had just bought our first home, had a few dogs, I worked a full time job that I enjoyed for the most part and had a part time job that was my passion, I spent time at the gym …
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