Next we'll be requiring children to wear swimsuits in the bathtub. Which, as an *almost* never-nude, I'm actually totally okay with. (Joke!)
nipples
ihtm contest
I've wrestled with the idea of that horrible person being my father, someone who, for the first part of my life, made sure we had a home, food and even vacations.
lies
My parents seemed to get a lot of their "white lie inspiration" from the book "Struwwelpeter," a nightmarish tome written to scare children into not doing such heinous things as sucking their thumbs.
pregnancy
I had five miscarriages by the time I was 39 years old. I think with six you get an egg roll.
childfree
If everyone could just mind their own damned business when it came to who has kids and who doesn’t, we’d all be happier people. Trust me on this one, people.
co-parenting
When my ex and I split, I wasn’t quite sure how co-parenting our son was going to work out.
children
There are theories that early-onset puberty is caused by chemicals in food, or light from TVs and computers. I don't know why it's happening, and I don't know what we can do about it.
parenting
I see lots of kids in bikinis, and I don’t know about you guys, but I have never once said, “Wow, that is one sexy toddler.”
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Sep 21, 2012 at 6:00pm | 105 comments
kids
Stripping is a fine profession for grown-ass adults. But it's wrong for adults to sanction the sexualization of children.
kids
Do the challenging aspects of parenthood outweigh the good parts? Warning: Involves poo and The Daily Mail.
politics
It's kind of like when your friends tell you not to bring your kids to their wedding.
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Aug 30, 2012 at 6:00pm | 127 comments
children
Our Betta is beautiful, and the hardest working baby we know. She cannot hold up her head. She cannot sit or crawl or even reach for us when she is crying. She cannot move, really. She does not appear to be aware of anyone or anything.
children
New study says a whopping 94% of mothers spend more money on their children's clothes than they do on their own. My own research indicates that 100% of children ruin those clothes.
children
I never imagined that I’d have two poorly-behaved stepchildren sucking the joy out of life and that the world would consider me a huge bitch for not loving them.
children
This was originally going to be a story about how the book "50 Shades of Grey" got me pregnant. Sadly, it’s now about something completely different.
children
Having a week where I don’t have to put anyone to bed, or be the disciplinarian, or wait until after 9:00 p.m. to watch my recorded HBO shows is THE BEST.
children
It's no big secret that my mom is a big ole lesbian. It's also no big secret that she was/is the most badass mom in the history of parenting.
children
About that family that got kicked off a plane due to a toddler tantrum...
children
In a recent interview, Nicki Minaj says the people who ask her to stop using curse words are being sexist. What do you think?
birth order
I didn't need siblings and my son doesn't either.
children
We're nearing the end stretch of the qualification process, which means that in a manner of weeks or months, the child who will be placed into my home is going to be forcibly removed from their own.
baby talk
I'm sure there are some mothers who love the sound of their children's voices as they frolic through a golden meadow chasing butterflies and dancing to the constant chatter. I am not that mother.
