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Who knows when I'll get he guts to do this again... :-) But I'm taking your input! I'd be so View Post

Yesterday at the library, my children checked out 33 books, topics ranging from Star Wars to trash View Post

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I wanted to post an update about Sam's egg allergy challenge here, because so many friends (and even View Post

note: this post contains affiliate links. I am nearly seven years into this parenting gig, and View Post

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Part of becoming a parent is realizing you don't know the answer to millions of "dumb" questions. Or View Post

In the six years that I have been blogging, I have never once discussed an overtly political View Post

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Do any of you live in Seattle?? If Seattle is as rainy as I've heard, how do you do it? I really View Post

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Know a creative kid? Here are some gift ideas, PLUS enter to win a $125 Amazon Gift View Post

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Regrettably, for much of my Parenting Career, Christmas has been a item on my To-Do list, instead View Post

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A month or two after I became a mom, I was walking my new baby in a stroller around the block. We View Post

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a note from Jessica: I'm thrilled to introduce you to the last and final post in my series. This View Post

A note from Jessica: Soon after beginning my "31 Lies Moms Believe" series, I got a great idea. Why View Post

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Today is the last post of the month in my series, "Lies Moms Believe." (I'll be sharing two guest View Post

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Since I have "gone public" with my battle with anxiety, I receive usually 1-2 emails a week from View Post