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Mommy Brain
To borrow a line from the classic TV show Cheers, “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.” In college, it was a bar or two (or three); now, it’s Target, Whole Foods, and Hannaford Supermarket. Yeah, I … Continue reading
Weather Whiners
Why do so many people in New England b*itch about the weather? Is there something in the 12 glasses of water we’re supposed to drink on a wicked hot day? Yes, it’s a scorcher. A natural sauna, if you will. … Continue reading
Dirty Girl
This evening, Alex tipped the cat’s water dish over, emptied the contents of the only non-baby-proofed drawer in the kitchen, and made an impossible tippy-toed grab for an open bag of yogurt snacks and flung them everywhere. This occurred in … Continue reading
Food Fight!
A few researchers launched a massive food fight in an article published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) this week, and I have to weigh in. Should extremely obese children be taken away from their parents and … Continue reading
Pregnancy Panic
Can you recall that Momicidal feeling watching your husband sleep soundly (or snore loudly) while you lay there, wide awake, in a pregnancy panic? The endless questions, coupled with multiple urges to pee after midnight, are a form of No … Continue reading
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Bye-Bye Binky?
I slipped on a pair of pre-pregnancy capris this morning (confession: they’re the only ones that don’t require a lay-down-flat-on-the-bed-to-zip struggle) and found a binky in one pocket and $12 in the other. I am always on a frantic search … Continue reading
Summer in a Sauce Pan
Chances are you’ve supported a farmer or two in Costa Rica. Not that there’s anything wrong with that–my brother is a resident Costa Rican jungle boy who could be selling pineapples off of the back of his truck for all I … Continue reading
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Closet Hoarder
Mommyhood has made me a closet hoarder. Why do I find it impossible to bid farewell to my son’s stuff? I mean it’s just stuff. But it’s his stuff. I recently got to the point where I couldn’t access Alex’s … Continue reading
Peanut Shudder, Peanut Butter
I pulled into the medical center parking lot fully prepared for any DramaMama scene. Children’s Benadryl, a lovey, a fresh slice of whole wheat bread, and a jar of peanut butter posed next to each other, red carpet ready. My … Continue reading
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Party of Three
There was a seismic shift in our family dynamic this weekend: We dropped Ashley off at camp. No teenager for seven whole weeks? Now my little man is really going to know the sun rises and sets on his smiling … Continue reading
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