Category Archives: Parenting

Day 13: I Forgot to Mention the Bribery

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Jake and the minions are holding up well, in large part because we’re bribing our children with chocolate chips (aka, “tock tips!”) to use the potty. Because we are awesome parents who resort to cheap bribery. It seems to be working, so we’ll go with it. I told Jesse that we need to start doing intermittent reinforcement very soon because… Read more »

Day 12: My House Smells Like Poop

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Literally like poop. Because going cold turkey on the diapers is an interesting experience, and fortunately I was working and didn’t have to deal with the two partial poop incidents that happened today. But unfortunately I still hyperolfaction from my hyperemesis, and even though it happened hours ago and I’ve had all the windows open for hours, I still smell it. In… Read more »

Day 11: When Jake and the Minions Moved In

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How is it possible that my babies, whom Timehop proves to me photographically were still in my belly 3 years ago at this time, are going to be in Big Boy Underwear Because Diapers Are For Babies starting tomorrow? The moment my kiddos emerged from the womb, I got what my mom meant when she said I’d always be her… Read more »

Day 10: Phoning It In

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Today felt completely and utterly overwhelming for reasons I can’t yet articulate. Well, no. That’s a lie. I know what it is. I just don’t want to admit that it’s bothering me so much because then I’d have to deal with it. Also known as, all that growth I talked about yesterday? I still need some more, preferably soon. Now… Read more »

Day 9: “Penguins? I LOVE PENGUINS.”

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There’s this thing that happens when you see pure joy on your child’s face and anything that was stressing you out, frustrating you, worrying you, suddenly becomes unimportant. Today was a total perspective reset, and one that I realize now I desperately needed. It seems like the healthier I get, the “better” I get, the more I realize how much… Read more »