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Jason & Grace
12/09/07 04:13 AM

'Twas just weeks before Christmas and all through the house, there was fever and sneezing and coughing about. That's how the holiday season is going in our house again this year. As parents of a toddler, we do everything we can to p...
Tags: Sick Toodler

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Karen
12/08/07 08:23 PM

I ran across an oldish article not long ago at Mothering.com that referenced an occasion in the writer's parenting life when they just let loose and broke the "house rules", right along with the kids, and how wonderful and freeing and all ...
Tags: parenting, discipline, kids, laughter, strictness, fun

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Whit
12/07/07 02:40 AM

 When Thing 1 was a baby my wife and I were both bartenders. We worked opposite shifts and shared a car. It worked because one of us was always home with the baby. It was difficult because that meant that everything we had been told a...
Tags: baby, babies, sleep, schedule, pattern, travel, whit honea, britney spears, bad parenting, disneyland, batman, san diego,

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Michael
12/06/07 10:03 PM

I was flying to a meeting, driving too fast (as usual), and yes, on the phone (which clearly should be outlawed ASAP, as it's been shown to be as dangerous as driving drunk). My mind was on getting an ink cartridge, buying holiday presents for my Mo...
Tags: responsibility, essay, humor, grandfather, crossing guard, michael stusser, accidental parent, caring, the most important job in the world

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Bill
12/05/07 12:31 PM

A few weeks ago we had our first Parent-Teacher conference with Jack's Kindergarten Teacher, the lovely and conveniently named Mrs. Rogers. Ahhh…Mrs. Rogers, I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you, I've always wanted to live in a ...
Tags: Abecedarian, Axl Rose, Beatnik, Buzz Lightyear, Crossword Puzzles, Def Poetry Jam, Ginsberg, Joe Cocker, Monosyllabic, Mrs. Rogers, Phonetic Awareness, Wind Talker, children

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Kim
12/04/07 12:18 PM

Sometimes, when I'm out and about, I wear my 7-month-old in a baby sling.  It looks like I am carrying a sack of potatoes across my belly with a little pink head sticking out of it.  It's not as popular as the front-pack carrier, like...
Tags: carriers, slings, babywearing, photo, protective

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