parenting

If You Give a Toddler a Book About a Cookie

You already know he's going to want 400 unrelated things to go with it.

Mar 23 •

This Christmas, I'm Not Doing Stuff (Guest Post by Lucy Huber)

A guest post and a big announcement.

Dec 19, 2024 •

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Reasons I Would Like to Give When Asked Why My Eighteen-Month-Old Isn't Talking Yet

Quippy comebacks for a question I'm sure everyone is thinking (not that I'm overthinking this at all).

Nov 11, 2024 •

Five Buckets of Nerdy Nostalgia (and Eighteen Rolls of Toilet Paper)

Children, books, gowns, catastrophes, and so on.

Nov 3, 2024 •

"Help! I Asked For Parenting Advice Online and I Now Regret Everything!"

What the comments section of every parenting Facebook group looks like, more or less. Maybe a tiny bit of hyperbole. But only a tiny bit.

Sep 2, 2024 •

If I Only Had (More Than) a Brain

These are the days of miracles and wonder, of doing everything and nothing.

Aug 8, 2024 •

Please Don't Tell Young Parents "You'll Miss This Someday."

The good things will be remembered. It’s okay to forget the bad stuff.

Jun 23, 2024 •

Ten Baby Activity Ideas, Developed By an Actual Baby

Look, it's called a TOY-let for a reason, MOTHER.

Apr 15, 2024 •

When Good Friday Doesn't Go My Way

Thwarted plans, acts of service, and liturgy of the ordinary.

Mar 29, 2024 •

Why Don't People Talk About Parenthood The Way I Want Them To?

On internet debates, "toxic" positivity, and the joy of reading a picture book

Mar 24, 2024 •

Christmas Decorations, My Mount Everest

I knew parenthood would require bravery, but I didn't sign up for attic ladders.

Feb 12, 2024 •

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