Category Archives: Parenting

Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down

www.amateurparenting.com — There’s this thing that happens when you spend all day every day saying yes to other people. You stop saying yes to yourself. At least, that’s what’s happened to me over the last several months. I said yes to work. I said yes to friends. I said yes to organizations and groups. I said yes to everyone and… Read more »

Big Boy Beds and No More Bottles — I Want My Babies Back!

I’m already losing track of how many nights it’s been since the boys have gone down without bottles. Either four or five. Big boy beds, no bottles, sleeping through the night… I thought it would never happen and then it happened way too fast. Is it wrong to be secretly relieved that sometimes they fall out of bed in the… Read more »

Throwback Thursday: Tuesday, June 20, 1995

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Every week or two, I revisit childhood journals for hilariously awkward and occasionally mortifying stories. In this entry, I recap a a neighborhood barbecue and revise my summer to-do list (pictured).I’ve typed it exactly as written, except for replacing identifiable names with initials in searchable text. Tuesday, June 20, 1995 (6:53 p.m.) “Celebrate Good Times! Come on!” I’m having a great… Read more »

Throwback Thursday: Monday, November 7, 1995

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From time to time, I like to revisit childhood journals for hilariously awkward and occasionally mortifying stories. Here’s my rumination on what may or may not have been a crush on a long-time friend (who, incidentally, is still in my life – along with his delightful wife and three hilarious young daughters). I’ve typed it exactly as written, except for replacing… Read more »

“You’ll Never Have Time to Write After Kids” — Mythbuster Monday

This post WAS supposed to be sponsored by Grammarly, but they failed to deliver on their promise of compensation, so their sponsorship credit has been removed. Should they decide to keep their promise after all, I will reinstate it. However, based on this unfortunate situation, I can no longer recommend them. I sincerely hope that’s temporary. Grammarly did eventually sponsor this… Read more »