Friends and Relationships
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The Boyfriend: When Should Your Kids Meet Your New Man?
Dating is a precarious enterprise. You might meet a man, date him for three blissed-filled months, and then the bloom falls off the rose... and the…
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Finances and Friendships
Your friend wants to dine at La Cher Riche. You can't afford it. Or maybe you want to enjoy a weekend in the Poconos, but your friends can barely…
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Valentine's Day: Is It Important to You?
Valentine's Day is a holiday fraught with meaning. Sure, you've been married for 10 years, and V-Day seems like an unnecessary expense, especially…
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Accidents Happen: When Someone Else's Kid Gets Hurt on Your Watch
It's your worst nightmare. The child you are babysitting falls down the stairs and clunks his head. Or accidentally ingests peanut butter when…
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Milestones: What's the Rush?
Your child walked at 5 months? Great! He said his first word when he was barely out of the womb? Super! But why do parents get so…
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Bucket Lists: What's on Yours?
Climbing a mountain. Hangliding. Traveling to China. What are the items on your bucket lists, the lists of things you want to do before…
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Parental Advice: When Should You Give It to Friends?
You know the old saying, "Don't shoot the messenger?" Maybe it's best to think of that when a friend asks you for a little parental advice. …
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Co-Parent: Did You Pick the Right Mate?
Until you have a child, you won't know exactly how your mate will be as a co-parent. Sure, he or she might be kind, thoughtful, and love kids, but…
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The Importance of Community Service During the Holidays
In the midst of a flurry of shopping, partying, and spending, it's easy to forget about the multitudes of people who are less fortunate. But this…
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Funny Wedding Day Stories
It's the day that every little girl dreams of the biggest party of one's life: her wedding day. So many details... so many things that can go…
Best of Momversation
Did You Take Your Husband's Name?
Some women still get disapproving looks when they state that they didn't take their husband's last name. …
Childfree by Choice
There's a growing movement across the blogosphere of people who have chosen to remain childless. …
Is Circumcision Wrong?
It's a tough decision that every American mother of a baby boy has to make: to circumcise or not…
Are You Concerned About Vaccinations?
When you hear the word "vaccine," do you immediately think of the word "autism?" …
Favorite Quotes
Alice
On behalf of the parents of autistic children I know, Jenny McCarthy can go &*$% herself.
Doctors or Parents: Who Do You Trust More?
Asha
I can't plan anything a year in advance. I certainly can't plan 365 meals, nor would I ever want to.
Meal Planning for a Year: Crazy Talk?
Dana
We've been conditioned to think that only one way is acceptable.
Life Experiences: Do They Count as Education?
Daphne
My husband is not Mr. Romantic, but that's OK because he can fix the tires on a stroller.
Valentine's Day: Is It Important to You?
Giyen
Sometimes it works out great, and sometimes she wants the $195 flat iron.
Thankful: How Do You Teach Your Kids to Be Grateful?
Heather
Heather, it's going to be your duty to teach our daughter about her cheeseburger.
Private Parts: Do You Have Cutesy Names for Them?
Heather
When you have something wrong with your child's health, a lot of parents need to cling to something.
Vaccines and Autism: Debate Over?
Jessica
The reality is if you have kids at your house often enough, the accidents will happen.
Accidents Happen: When Someone Else's Kid Gets Hurt on Your Watch
Karen
My husband is the gadgety person. My God, that man has gadgets. And they never work. What is that?
Gotta-Have Gadget: What's Yours?
Maggie
Your 6 week old is not interested in anything but light and shadow.
Mindy
Americans eat too much. Eat half!
Rebecca
What I really want to accomplish is raising children who are advocates for themselves.
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