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Mom's calling the shots

Dear Doctor, We have our daughter’s well-child check next week. ... Read more

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The Parenting Plunge: Best of both worlds

The beautiful mother of two 30-somethings beamed when asked for advice on how to sustain a marriage. ... Read more

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Jumping in

Drawer by drawer, five in all, she climbed to the top of the brown buffet. ... Read more

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The parenting plunge: It takes Facebook to raise a child

I don’t need a village to raise my children. ... Read more

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The parenting plunge: Love and fear

Sometimes, when darkness descends on my house and my husband is snoring peacefully, I imagine that one of my children died. ... Read more

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The parenting plunge: The great sleep debate

The advertisements feature cuddly looking babies, each about 5 months old, nestled snug in their beds. A soft pillow tucked under each of their heads, white downy blankets under their bodies and ... wait for it ... a huge butcher knife resting neatly beside their dimpled fingers. ... Read more

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The parenting plunge: One of those days

I went to bed too late and I woke up three or four times before it was even 2 a.m. I was hungry by 3 a.m., but the only snack I could find without cooking was cold cereal, and I was in the middle of a dream when my alarm went off and I knew. ... Read more

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The parenting plunge: Parents say the darnedest things

I was perusing Amazon.com when I stumbled across a little book designed to make it easy for parents (read: moms) to document all of the cute things that their children say. ... Read more

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The Parenting Plunge: Finding their religion

We live across the street from a church. ... Read more

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Keeping it real — time to unveil the facade

This is me. Mother of three. This is what’s under my black shirts, the color of slim. ... Read more

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In praise of mothers

All over Facebook and in cards and notes, friends and family praised my husband for ‘delivering’ our daughter. ... Read more

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Finding the right answers

Poised at the steps leading down my basement, I paused. The tornado sirens wailed. ... Read more

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Kids say the darndest things

It happened to me. That moment that every parent dreads. ... Read more

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Finding a place to call home

My home is a blue two-story shaped like a square, nearly 50 miles from where I sleep at night. ... Read more

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Not supposed to grieve

My mom used to call me Daddy’s little girl. This moniker was sometimes draped in affection and other times shrouded in something akin to jealousy. But it didn’t matter to me. I just hated it. ... Read more

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Moving on to bigger, better things

To My Childless Friends: Yes, I know. I’m different than I used to be three years ago. ... Read more

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A very welcome surprise

Just like so many other woman out there have at one point or another, I peed on the stick. I peed on the stick, certain that it would simply let me stop thinking about it. After all, the chances of pregnancy were very, very slim. So I peed. Then I waited. ... Read more

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Losing a beloved pet

My heartbeat pounded in my ears like a roaring train as I approached my son’s preschool. I left my daughter in the car. I put on his jacket, and we walked out, hand in hand. ... Read more

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Living with a food allergy

I took my 20-month-old son to a library story time Wednesday morning. Because it was the last class of the season, the wonderful teacher brought in some cookies for the kids. J picked out one that I assumed was chocolate chip; turns out it was peanut butter and chocolate chip. ... Read more

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The choices we make

I want to go back. Back to when my grandma had her babies. Don’t think it was easier then? It was. And I’ll tell you why. Choices. We have too many choices. ... Read more

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