On a related topic what's with all the children's books written by celebrities? They're usually not that good. Why does it seem that everyone thinks they can just you know, write a book? I get that it's for kids, but children's books take a special skill. It's not something you can just do and be good at. It's like…

Okay so silly but Puff the Magic Dragon. We had an illustrated book at the daycare I worked at and I COULD NOT SING it with the kids. The pictures were so sad. They showed the boy growing up and leaving the dragon and then him introducing his new daughter to puff. CRY.

I haven't been through it myself but have experienced divorce as a child and seen many divorced families as teacher.

If it's possible with your pump, feed baby on one side and pump the other at the same time. Requires juggling but I found with the real live baby there the milk came much, much better. Bodies are funny huh? I had a huge milk supply though so take that into account as well.

I like to think of Max and Ruby as Max trolling Ruby for all he's worth. Damn the man Max! Don't let the tyranny get you down!

Did you have nightmares containing zombie Dora???? The image popped into my head and will haunt my soul forever now!

lol NOW RUN ON THE SPOT. My kids just stare at the TV until she's done running. So much for fake exercise.

Ah, it's like a bad musical. Have you watched Wonder Pets? I dare you.

HAHAHA I was totally part of the fresh prince generation. My friends could sing the whole intro. I, however, was banned from watching for, I suspect, vaguely racist reasons. In small town Canada the Fresh Prince may have incited young white girls to form GANGS. He was "urban" you know.

I'm a teacher too. Naming my kids was an herculean feat. Also my husband dislikes bible names because of crazy born-again childhood issues. Guess how many names are biblical- a whole lot. He like Logan - Nope, had one of those. Don't my kid to turn out like that. I like Zach - Biblical. And the list goes on.......

Isn't there a Beach Boys song of this? Maybe with a T-Bird???? You should play that while driving your sweet porsche

I haven't heard the French ones and even though I speak French and my daughter goes to French Immersion school I will hence forth avoid French Caillou as well.

Consistency is your friend. Start strict, be consistent, then you can back off once they know you mean what you say. Maybe this doesn't work as well for high school though.

Don't quit in your first year. It's a crucible. Year three was so much better for me. I'm a Montessori teacher (elementary though) so take that with a grain of salt. I'm pretty sure the public system is it's own kind of beast.

Much, much better

Dora. The repeating three times, the vapid stares, the strange twilight zone way my kids repeat her words......scary

It probably kills the bacteria that is causing the stink in your clothes. The wash isn't getting it all out so freezing/high heat will work but high heat is bad for tech clothes

Guy Gavriel Kay. He's awesome. His books are generally self-contained. They are usually based on a period of history and culture. He has some great essays on why he chooses to write historical fantasy but not historical fiction. Try Tigana it's my favourite

I never thought of it, that I was reinforcing gender roles by micromanaging the household.

My husband stayed at home with my first daughter while I worked. It was ...okay.. at first. He also struggled with HOW to run a household and resented me when I wanted things done properly. I stopped letting him wash my clothes after he shrunk wool sweaters, put bras in the dryer, and ruined a silk blouse also in the…