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#6. People who insist that breastfeeding is “so easy” when you are struggling with it deserve a taco karate chop.

This may come as a surprise to you, but almost everyone sucks at parenting. Yes, even (and most often) the people who claim to be superior at it. No one is superior at it. The task of raising an actual person to actual adulthood is like, seriously overwhelming. Sure, there are moments when I get […]

Growing Up is Hard, But It’s Not a Bad Thing  I had envisioned for a couple of years how our talk about the tooth fairy would go. She would come to me and ask, and I would say excitedly, “You figured it out! This is a good thing! Yay!” and all the other celebratory things […]

Learn which breast pump is right for your lifestyle, so you don’t waste your time and money.

A good friend sent me a text the other day; she was feeling defeated because she took her child (who was screaming because they had to leave) out of a birthday party. She had to do this because she noticed a few kids picking on him, and when she saw he was visibly upset, she […]

#9. Boys have an uncanny ability to be able to cuddle while giving you space at the same time.

9 p.m.: Kid puked. I’m drinking champagne straight from the bottle while the tub fills. #GonnaMakeItTilMidnightEvenIfItKillsMe

I can’t guarantee that my future daughter-in-law will like me, but she will thank me.