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The long reach of the invisible umbilical cord
Many years ago, when I worked as a newspaper reporter, I interviewed a mother who had lost custody of her young son. She cried as she told me, “You think your dog is your baby until you have a baby....
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Where is Sarah Palin’s invisible umbilical cord?
Many people have written about Sarah Palin’s lack of experience and about her stand on women’s issues (she’s against all of them). I will go into none of that here. If you want to know where she stands...
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Should dad and mom suffer through kid’s birthday parties together?
I’m sure there’s a parent out there somewhere who gets excited whenever a kid’s birthday party invitation arrives in the mail. You know, the parent who says, “McDonald’s Playland! Awesome! I haven’t...
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Baby lust
Last night I walked a friend’s 6-week-old around town. The day before, I’d seen my friend at a coffee shop. I’d asked, “How are you?” She’d tried to smile. Then she sat down and put her face in her...
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Confessions of an imperfect mother
I don’t know about you, but the job of “mother” is the hardest job I’ve ever done. I could complain for days about the work hours (24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year), job description...
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Lessons from my deathbed
Books of knowledge Last night, I woke at 1 a.m. with a wet, itchy sensation in my ear. I got up, went to the bathroom, turned on the light, and did exactly what you are not supposed to do in these...
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If you want to feel loved, don’t have a baby
The other day, I was talking to a friend. She mentioned that she’d stopped taking the birth control pill and was concerned because she hadn’t become pregnant. She’s not exactly in what I would call a...
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28 things I never thought I would hear myself say
1. No, I am not going to lick Daddy. 2. Please take your finger out of my mouth. 3. Let me smell your bottom. 4. I can’t believe you think your boogers are delicious. If you can’t stop...
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So THIS is what I signed up for?
Not long ago, a father commented on one of my posts, saying that he was sad and depressed that I was someone’s mother. He went on to say that he was thankful that I was not his wife. I think I’m glad...
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14 Products I Wish Someone Would Invent
A silent line of vacuum cleaners, lawnmowers, leaf blowers and weed whackers. What happens on the Sex Holodeck stays on the Sex Holodeck. A Nap Button for houses. When you press it, it encases your...
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