Also, if you get married at 35, you are aware probably aware of what an expensive PITA being a bridesmaid can be and don’t want to inflict that on people that might be too far away, have time or financial constraints or just aren’t that close to you. I got married at 34. I had 2 attendants. One of those was a person i…

NO MOTHBALLS! They are incredibly toxic and you will never completely get the smell out. If you think you have a et problem, dry xlean or alternately freeze and warm.

The problem is that obsessed kids are just so irritatingly persistent. And kids don't have bigger things to worry about like work and getting dinner ready, so they have all the time in the world to obsesses. I do a lot of "I know you want that toy. You have a birthday/Christmas in a few/10 months — let's talk about it…

When they invent a phone/watch that doesn't need a smartphone to connect to AND looks proportional on small wrist, I'll be all over this. Because my smartphone won't stay put in my stupid ladypockets, and it's apparently too much to ask of women's fashion designers to supply real pockets. That is all.

It's crazy that we live in a culture where a child can't go to the park unaccompanied at 9, but, sure, here, have an Uzi.

I've been listening to book while I knit and feel very productive while I'm doing it.

Some libraries do have programs to lend Kindles. Mine doesn't buy my MIL's does (hers also lends cake molds!)

Even if you don't enjoy your job (mine is tolerable and predictable), there is something to be said for getting adult and/or away-from-the-kids time. In other words, you don't have to love your job to love working and having a job.

This. Though if we filtered our rain water, I probably would use it for more than watering the plants.

If you are taking an SSRI, adding a little Wellbutrin might counteract the libido problems.

Now why would they try to make the parks safe. It's the parent's job to ensure safety, no matter what.

I only rediscovered pajamas in the past few years and I blame my children. I don't have time to fish around for something to wear when I have to get up to nurse, comfort post-nightmare, clean up an accident, make breakfast, etc. And my first-born is a rooster in a human body. I get up with him, but spend the first…

There is a lot of talk about how parent are so unhappy these days. Yes, parenting is a lot of work, but that's not what makes me as a parent unhappy. It's the never ending judgement. The fact that so many people seem intent on nosing their way into my parenting just to tell me I'm doing it wrong.

I think the questionable drawings just might be a phase a lot of kids go though. My 4 yo went through a phase where everybody had a penis. Me (his mom), reindeer, his female best friend. I think of it as his Superbad phase. He's stopped doing that but now it's nipples, bellybuttons and bums.

I saw this yesterday on Facebook, which is really funny considering FB is finally "allowing" photos of breastfeeding (an act that is legal everywhere in the civilized world).

Yes. My life has been changed by binder clips in the kitchen.

Why do people think excrement is comparable to breastmilk? Breastmilk is the most digestible food for humans and contains anti-bacterial and anti-viral properities. http://www.llli.org/nb/nbmarapr06p…

This is an especially important tip if you are going to be potty training a toddler any time soon. The last thing you need is a kid that's afraid that toilets are going to randomly make loud noises (and sometime splash water) on them.

The head and neck should be supported while moving, which this baby was.

"Dragging your baby across a floor on a blanket or towel is something people do, right?""