The extended family is a source of stress, a heap of love, and a board of advisors. They can provide loads of entertainment and angst. Mothers-in-law can be great babysitters, shoppers and financial helpers. And our relationships with them can be quite difficult to navigate.
Then there is our own family. Our children, our partners and our own parents. When do we decide to have more kids? Do we want more?
And what about that really hard time right after we give birth? Do we get to be honest about that? We know it isn't hard for everyone, and we also know that not everyone feels comfortable talking about it. Well, we're going talk about it here.
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Fall Leaf Shortbread Cookies
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The Birthday Party Circuit
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Ode to V
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Blackmail Parenting
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Top 5 Foods To Avoid At Your Labor Day Barbecue
If you will be among the millions of Americans hovering over the picnic table or manning the grill during the upcoming holiday weekend, check out these top 5 foods to avoid...
S'Mores Summer Party
Add a few ghost stories and you’re on your way to a night the kids will remember forever...
Interview With Radical Recipes
I'm 9 years-old and I'm turning my mom's recipes into my Radical Recipes Cookbook For Boys. I want to be a pro-baseball player or a chef when I grow up...
Running For Joe
There is something so moving when we, as human beings, take on our goals, our dreams, with those we've lost so clearly beside us. The spirit of her mom, in whatever form that means, was there during that skate...
Birthday Fortunes In A Jar
Similar to the concept of a time capsule...Tiffany chose fortune cookies because her birthday party was based on a Chinese theme...
Forgiving My "Out-Laws" Takes Time
Within my own side of the family arguments happen quite often...Apologies are not said. They are implied. Speaking again is saying, "I forgive you..."
Top 10 Traditions I Would Like To Establish With My Child
Reading to each other out loud...
A Precarious Invitation
I asked my daughter to bring in the mail the other day. She comes running in jumping up and down..."Mom!! It's a birthday invitation for me! Can I go, can I go, please?"...
