Need a break from thinking about our impending doom?   Try this.

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Need a break from thinking about our impending doom? Try this.

So, here’s what I’ve had to do to keep my sanity intact.  If you’re feeling like I am, maybe this will help you too.

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16 Toys Your Kids Will Love for Years

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16 Toys Your Kids Will Love for Years

It starts with a tchotchke from the pedi’s post-shot treasure chest.  Then Aunt Karen visits and unloads her giganto bag of little plastic goodies.  A hideous roadtrip impulse buy (you know, to get them to be quiet long enough to listen to 3 minutes of a podcast) becomes a beloved heirloom that can *never* be thrown out. 

Then, it’s a holiday or birthday, and you’re contemplating what to buy for your kids that won’t be old news by the end of the week, inch you closer to a Hoarders intervention, or both.  

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Your kids' art cabinet: a starter list of supplies

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Your kids' art cabinet: a starter list of supplies

When you have to stay inside, crafting with your kids can be a sanity saver - and fun too.  Plus, it’s integral to their emotional and mental development (yay for you, awesome mama).  If you’re just starting out with this crafting thing, here’s a list of supplies that will keep you and your littles occupied for hours.

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How to be a better mom: be a shitty one

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How to be a better mom: be a shitty one

Today, Sweetpea has a very exciting field trip with her preschool class to a nature center.

When I was dropping her off, one of the other moms asked if I was going on the trip.  I told her that actually, parents had been asked to sit this one out because of some research thingy that was happening (Sweetpea’s school is part of a child & family research center).  

She said “Whew!  I was having *so much* mom guilt about not going.  I can cross that one off now.”

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