The other day, the low point in my child care dilemma, I sat on the ground in the living room and cried in front of the kids. It was the first the first time they’ve ever seen me cry. And it was one of those strangely translucent truthful moments where everyone, for a […]

I’ve had it with my own drama….
Let’s turn now to some nummy great tips on parental sex from Dadcentric.
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This is one of those posts I’d give anything to have written.
Argh.

So if feelings aren’t your thing, look away. My babysitter has stopped showing up. Just stopped coming. Says her driveway is too snowy (even though it’s 50 degrees) so I’ve begun the slow, gut-wrenching task of trying to find childcare for my kids.
Part-time childcare.
Ever done something so sad? Not sad because […]

As a recent contributor to Nerve.com’s new parenting blog Stroller Derby I’ve been charged with reporting on recent events and developments with a hip and clever twist. I’m as keen on swearing as the next gal, and I find jokes about the number of drinks required to survive a snow day quite amusing.
But oh me […]

It’s always amusing to do something you used to do before kids (host a gal pal for a few days) and see how totally different it is post-kids. E and I spent yesterday wobbling around icy Bellingham sidewalks in between taking the poor pent up kids to an indoor play gym, and trying to […]