The latest issue of Better Homes and Gardens (and with that, I am officially my mother–or, since she read Woman’s Day and Family Circle, perhaps one of her close cousins)...
Parenting
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The “Mommy Wars” Are Ridiculous. Don’t Be Ridiculous.
My last post focused on this week’s Time Magazine cover and its divisive headline “Are You Mom Enough?” I kept reading, and I found a blog post by Jamie Lynne...
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That’s “Enough” Out of You, Time Magazine
You’ve probably seen Time’s cover, with the breastfeeding photo. My only comment on the age of the child: That’s not the path I chose. But I don’t much care if...
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Traditions: Chinese Food
Yesterday was my mom’s birthday. She would have been 75. She should be 75. She should be here to see Baguette grow, and hear stories about what we’re doing, and...
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Missing Out on Muffins
This morning, from 7:30 to 9, Baguette’s school had an early Mother’s Day muffin breakfast for the children and their mothers. I wasn’t there, because I have to be at...
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Why I’m Not Participating in No Mother’s Day
For starters, I already started to celebrate Mother’s Day–I sent flowers to my stepmother and mother-in-law. Also, there’s this, from Catherine Connor of Her Bad Mother: If we don’t all...
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Birthday Fun
I’m a big fan of how I grew up. And I’ve always imagined giving my children the kind of birthdays that I enjoyed when I was young. But there are...
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Talking About Sleep (But Not Doing Much Actual Sleeping)
Saturday was weird. Baguette woke up and then decided to nap at 9:45 a.m. for abut 45 minutes–just long enough to get a second wind. She finally fell asleep again...
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5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around
15 iconic TV shows to guess on re:blog How many can you figure out? What’s Your Color Personality? on Better Homes and Gardens Mine was coral. What’s yours? Lisa Belkin:...
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Listen to the People Who Matter
I work in marketing, and in my line of work you hear a lot about influencers–they’re not necessarily the people who buy your product, but they are the people others...