Did you know that parents change about 2,000 diapers during their babies' first year of life? For us, one of the strangest aspects of new parenthood was realizing how many of our conversations now …
10 Best Breakup Songs for Grownups (Even If You’re Not Breaking Up)
As I've grown older, music has become less and less important to my daily life. When I was a kid and then a teenager, music was always on. My dad was a huge music fan and introduced me to stuff (as I …
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In Defense of Caillou (and All Whiny, Clingy Toddlers Everywhere)
"A whiny, entitled, clingy little person [who will] lay waste to your household," according to one critic. "He makes adult childbearing women become infertile. He is probably the reason why kittens …
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Have You Battled the Flu?
What's your excuse for waiting to get the flu vaccine? Mine was that I couldn't find the time to make an appointment to see my doctor or to wait in line at the pharmacy or Target. (And I also have …
My Beauty “Experiment”: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Grayest Hair of All?
When I was asked to review The Beauty Experiment: How I Skipped Lipstick, Ditched Fashion, Faced the World without Concealer, and Learned to Love the Real Me by Phoebe Baker Hyde, I read about some of …
An Angry Rant to Winter (and to Dry Skin, Wind Chill, Illness, and Cabin Fever…)
Oh, winter. I've always hated winter. Sure, maybe that first snow around the holidays is nice. Winter rarely shows you its true colors right away. At first, it's seductive. The falling snowflakes …