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Kristi Rieger Campbell's passion is writing and drawing stupid-looking pictures for her blog, Finding Ninee. It began with a memoir about her special-needs son Tucker, abandoned when she read that a publisher would rather shave a cat than read another memoir. Kristi writes for a variety of parenting websites including Huffington Post Parents, has been published in several popular anthologies, received 2014 BlogHer's Voice of the Year People's Choice Award, and was a proud cast member of the DC Listen to Your Mother show. Find her on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

Like the good mom that I am, I make Tucker a hot breakfast each morning.  Well, pretty much every morning.  Some days he gets cereal and fruit.  Oh, and that one day, he had Oreos.  But, whatever, today was a hot breakfast day.  While I was slaving in the kitchen, my adorable sweet boy came […]

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I just realized last night that I haven’t been helping Tucker practice saying “Trick or Treat.” Last year, he had just turned two in July.  When October 31 came along, it seemed like him not saying anything was ok.  He was still a baby.  But this year, people generally expect so much more of him.  […]

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Some of you may have read the post in which I expressed annoyance with my (used to be much more loved) dog Chief.  He fell into second place when Tucker was born.  I swore it wouldn’t happen.  And then it did. I think Robert got a lot of satisfaction reminding Chief in Tucker’s early days […]

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Is it just me, or is there something fun about hunkering down and preparing for a storm?  We’ve got flashlights and candles, lighters, snacks and blankets ready for soon-to-be here (maybe) Hurricane Sandy.  We’ve got Tucker’s books and favorite toys in findable places and have the iPad charging.  There’s something exciting about running to the […]

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I think I was in third grade when my dad tried to take my younger brother and me to see the original Star Wars movie.  After bouncing with excitement for more than an hour while standing in a line that snaked itself all the way around the building, we were turned away from a sold-out […]

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Like many east coasters, I’m a bit wary regarding the upcoming predictions for a storm that may end up hitting us hard.  Or not.  The last time we had a hurricane warning, Robert and I moved all of the outdoor furniture, toys and mobile plants into the house.  For nothing.  Then, this July, with no […]

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