When You Have Your First Kid After 10 Years of Marriage

Here are some of the best and worst things about waiting a decade to have a baby. 

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I Wish Mom's Phone Didn't Exist

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As adults, we are on our phones a lot. If we aren’t on them, they are always near. We hear that alert to let us know that somebody has texted, emailed, or commented on a Facebook post and without hesitation we check to see what’s new. It’s become such an integral...

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Giving Kids Consistency with Multiple Caregivers

My toddler’s always spent a lot of time going to different caregivers while my husband and I work. I’ve got very consistent regular babysitters, and a great list of back-up options in case of schedule conflicts or sickness.Sometimes my girl ends up spending her day with different people that she’s...

We Love the Library

In the age of Amazon and Kindle and Nook, Scholastic book club deals, Netflix, and stories on tape, the old public library struggles for attention. Perhaps yours has even closed down or cut hours due to budget cuts, another latent consequence of of the downturned economy of yesteryear or just...

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