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parenting
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What I tell myself when parenting is hard.
Being a parent is so hard. The newborn phase, the infant phase, the toddler phase, they’ve all got different names but oh they are all so hard. As a second…
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What’s the right time for things?
I think my daughter’s perfect day would be to dig in the dirt sunup to sundown, catch bugs, and run around outside. But she’ll want to do it all in…
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Motherhood is really hard. And I don’t know how to say what it means.
Recently when I made my standard remark that parenting is hard to someone without kids, they said, “Well I know it’s hard. But what is so hard?” I fell back…
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My daughter went to the dentist. But I forgot all about it.
My daughter went to the dentist for the first time last week. She was so brave and got a glowing report. She got a prize from the treasure box that…
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Dadlando weighs in: Bedtime is always a struggle.
Bedtime is always a struggle, and sadly last night, I was outsmarted again. Our three-year-old’s bedtime routine, while difficult, has always had a rough outline to it: bed, potty, one…
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