With one child, I spend an inordinate amount of time playing with superheroes and princesses. And I won’t lie: it’s torture. Until you’ve spent four hours pretending that Sleeping Beauty is feeding her Pretty Pony an apple, you can’t judge. If you have done this and liked it, you are a very sick person.
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Let me assure you, no one “thinks” they are going into labor. You know. Which is what I wanted to tell the doctor-on-call when he condescendingly asked, “Are you sure?” I could go into deal about the “proof” of my labor, but I will spare you the graphic details. Just know that I wanted to hurl the said proof at the doctor on the other end of the line.
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Once I started tuning out the haters, I was left with my own commonsense, which wasn’t getting me too far. So I began to take parenting tips from Ava and her friends. Because here’s the thing: they’re brutally honest but without all the judgy.
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“Know thyself”
–Someone Ancient
I’ve been trying to figure myself out for 32 years. I’ve had a few missteps along the way (can you say Nirvana-inspired flannel?), but I’m making progress.
That said, I still have a ways to go. For instance, each month I am convinced that my husband has morphed into the devil [...]
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At one point, I vowed that I would never buy my child plastic high heels
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For three and a half years, I have wondered if my daughter really belongs to me.
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