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Same Sex Parent

The Best Blog Ever The Best Blog Ever

By: Ted Peterson It’s been understood in our house for some time that the way to... 

A Day in the Life of a Deviant Married Lesbian Mommy A Day in the Life of a Deviant Married Lesbian Mommy

By: Tanya Dodd-Hise So in watching all of the craptastic Republican jargon being... 

Dear Alen Dear Alen

By: John Jericiau You’re only two days into a nine-day business trip back east,... 

Big Sister Big Sister

By: Brandy Black My Dearest Sophia, Four months ago today I wrote you a letter about... 

Baby Steps for Grandmothers Baby Steps for Grandmothers

By: Lex Jacobson Devon and I are in Mexico right now, having a splendid two-week... 

A Home of Our Own A Home of Our Own

By: Joey Uva My “To Do List” for 2012 is packed full of things I want to accomplish. ... 

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Urban Dweller

Where I’m @ Where I’m @

By: Ann Brown Now that we are out of Iraq, I can focus on the rest of the shit going... 

We’ve Been Losing Things We’ve Been Losing Things

By: Tanya Ward Goodman We’ve been losing things lately. Nothing huge. Nothing... 

Nesting for the Third Nesting for the Third

By: Danny Thomas Wow. I have a daughter who just turned six… and another arriving... 

Targeting the Revolution Targeting the Revolution

By: Ann Brown Don’t despair, there is hope for the world. I met her. She is... 

Old Year, New Year Old Year, New Year

By: Tanya Ward Goodman I am multi-tasking. I thought I’d start the New Year without... 

Shit That Doesn’t Count, Part 2 Shit That Doesn’t Count, Part 2

By: Ann Brown There are certain things that I know for sure, too. Sister Oprah isn’t... 

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Single Parents

A Curve in The Road A Curve in The Road

By: Barbara Matousek Packing up the night before it hadn’t occurred to me that we could go in a ditch, that my Subaru could keep sliding as the road curved. And to be honest, even after we saw the first pile-up of cars where I-90 turns and crosses the Mississippi River in La Crosse, I wasn’t concerned about the roads. I had called my mother and... [Read more of this review]

Velcro Mom Velcro Mom

By: Wendy Rhein If I were a superhero, I would be Velcro Mom. Who can leap over piles of laundry in a single bound (with a child hanging off her arm)? And debone a turkey with one hand (while the other is filling a sippy cup)? And who can type 60 words a minute – with one hand while blowing bubbles with the other? It’s Velcro Mom! I can’t remember... [Read more of this review]

Teach Your Children Well

By: Wendy Rhein I’ve been struggling with writing this all day. I have drafted more first, second, and seventh paragraphs than I care to admit and trashed them all. The truth is, my kid and many other kids I know were hurting last week and it infuriates me. Last week I heard and endured several painful stories about how children interact and label... [Read more of this review]

Help! I’ve Lost My Brain Help! I’ve Lost My Brain

By: Allison Norris I’m a wreck. No really, I am. I don’t know what happened to me, but I have never been organized. I always turned my homework in on time, I like my house clean, and am usually pretty punctual (very punctual before Baylor), but have never known where my keys ran off to, or what happened to my friggin’ phone. It seems... [Read more of this review]

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