parenting

User post: Should I let my Dad walk me down the aisle?

nospam@example.com () — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:53:52 -0800

My wedding is 8 months away and I am facing a dilema.... should I stick with my plan of not having anyone walk me down the aisle or for the sake of not hurting feelings, let my Dad and/or my Stepdad walk me down the aile? Let me preface this by saying we are having a non-traditional wedding on the…

What's the worst thing your kid has done in a restaurant?

nospam@example.com () — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:31:12 -0800

I remember the first time I took my son LBZ to a restaurant. He was 3 months old and I was out of my skull with worry. What if he howled like a banshee? What if I couldn't make him stop? What if other people snarled and shot us get-away-from-my-Sunday looks? I wasn't so far from my…

Father speaks in Klingon to son for first three years of life

nospam@example.com () — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:52:37 -0800

File this under things you thought were impossible: d’Armond Speers, a Minnesota man with an extremely understanding wife, spoke only Klingon to his son for the first three years of the kid’s life, the

Punishing Skinny Kids!

nospam@example.com () — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:14:25 -0800

My son came home the other day from school complaining about the snack machines in his school. I can usually tell when he is really upset or just venting but on this day I couldn't really decide......so I just said "what are you talking about" and that was enough to get him…

Facebook's Five Most Annoying Parents

nospam@example.com () — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:01:18 -0800

What was once the domain of rowdy college co-eds has now become a centralized hub for new parents. You can't so much as check your status updates without seeing…

Would you treat your kid like a dog?

nospam@example.com () — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:36:16 -0800

And here you thought South Park was a spoof. Turns out the episode in which Cesar Millan--aka the Dog Whisperer--is hired to “train” Cartman was on to something. According to the New York Times, a growing number of parents are finding great parenting advice from the trainer who specializes in getting bad dogs to be good.

Cop tasers 10-year-old with mom's permission

nospam@example.com () — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:41:24 -0800

There've been times when I've had the urge to use a taser on my son. Oh, have there.

Like last night when I told him to go to his room after he batted his sister in the head with a light saber and he matter-of-factly said, "No. No, thank you, not happening," cloaked in that

The 28 Books Kids Must Read

nospam@example.com () — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:26:07 -0800

When I was little, I read a lot, but some books meant more to me than others. I grew up in the wilds of North Dakota, so for the most part my three siblings and I borrowed books from the library or the bookmobile, although our family occasionally made it to the bookstore in Fargo. I reread my…

I'm pregnant. Now what?: Surviving the first 90 days

nospam@example.com () — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:06:42 -0800

If you're anything like me, the first three months of pregnancy are a lot like the first stages of any wobbly intimate relationship. You vacillate between feeling giddy/floating-on-air and uneasy/out-of-control. You're vulnerable and sappy. You think about the relationship constantly and, whether you're normally "like this" or not, you plan a magical future for the two of you in your head. Your life changes drastically, you can't totally be yourself, you don't know what to wear, and, worst and most stressful of all, you're never quite sure if the other person is going to stick around.

Ohhh The Benefits of Cloth Diapering

nospam@example.com () — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:35:01 -0800

By Yael Meyer Cloth diapers! Are you crazy? Why make your life more complicated? And what about the poop factor?…Yep these are some of the comments accompanied by funny looks that I received when at 9 months pregnant, I announced that I would not be using disposables with my soon to be born…