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Kind of a Big Deal: Competitive Parenting

Five years ago, I gave birth to a beautiful, brilliant, and most likely Messianic creature that looked, well, a little better than the other babies in the nursery ward. The nurses were professional about it, but I could tell whenever … Continue reading

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The Negligent Mother Files: Installment Two

I know this might give the impression that I spent the last week smoking pot, napping on the couch, and letting our borderline-retarded cats watch the tot. But there’s a method to my madness. I have goals: Goal: Foster Hypertension … Continue reading

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The Negligent Mother Files: Installment One

There’s simply no way in hell I could keep for my son the type of mother-journal I kept for my daughter when she was a toddler. My daughter spoke very early, in sentences, and stunned me and others with her … Continue reading

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