How to Prepare at Work—For Maternity Leave
Wondering how to prepare at work for maternity leave? Here are our best tips…
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The Best Online Backup Services for Backing Up Family Photos, Unfinished Novels, and More
These days, everyone has precious things on our computers: those family photos, that old voicemail from Nana you saved on your computer, the half-finished draft of your novel. Some of it you can save casually in the cloud, sure — but some of it, for sheer size alone, kind of has to live on a…
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Dinnertime Fun: Making Separate Meals for Kids
I will not make separate meals for kids. I, like every other new mother, told myself that frequently while my first kiddo was starting solid foods. I am not going to be that mom! They can eat what WE eat, or else they don’t eat. I don’t have time to do dinosaur nuggets! I absolutely refuse to…
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This Working Mom’s Favorite Sippy Cups, Bowls, and Other Products for Feeding Your Toddler
My cousin’s daughter (the closest thing I have right now to a niece!) is turning one soon. I wrote about the “baby head cold” gift I gave my cousin when her baby was born — and, because my cousin and her husband are both scientists (who are also kind of opposed to the pink/purple/princess/girly stuff),…
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The Mom Voice: On the Playground — and at the Office?
Today’s topic: the mom voice. Do you think you have a “mom voice”? Have you heard your friends’ mom voices — and did it bring you comfort or freak you out? Have you ever noticed your mom voice encroaching at the office — and was it welcome or unwelcome? A few weeks ago, an old…
