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Posted on April 19, 2011 by
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The Attachment Disorder, Part II, or Mama learns patience

About a year ago, I rid the house of sippy cups, because sippy cups are a pain in the butt and I longed for the day when everybody drank their beverages all civilized-like, you know? The problem with sippy cups was twofold: one, they need to be assembled and disassembled using rubber stoppers, which are Read More

Posted on February 28, 2010 by
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I’m D.O.A. I can live with it. But can my kid?

I’m a reasonably smart girl. I scored well on the SATs, or at least I scored well when I hadn’t gone to a party the night before and consumed a lot of Jungle Juice Punch made with grain alcohol and served out of a garbage can. I graduated from college. I’ve held jobs. I understand Read More