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Parenting posts that include the touching, the embarrassing, the annoying, the typical, the atypical, the whatever. You just have to be a parent to get these.

Hi friends!  Don’t judge me, but I am messy.  I know, I know.  Disappointing.  You thought I was squeaky-clean, put together and that I live in a house where all toys are in their proper places at all times, right?  No?  You’d already guessed that I tend to fall on the messy side?  Oh.  Well, after […]

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To the mom at kiss-n-ride drop off today, I understand that you’re in a hurry and that you have a routine for dropping off your kid in the right spot in the long line of cars we both wait in each morning.  I understand that we’re at an elementary school and that you’re proud of […]

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Some of the cool kids like Stephanie at Mommy, For Real, Kate at Can I get another bottle of whine and Kenya at Here’s the Thing participate in this Monday Listicles thing.  If you, like me, are on the dumb side and aren’t sure whether a listicle is simply a list that got tickled, I Googled […]

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Last week, Tucker’s school was closed for the slush-mess that often passes for snow here in Northern Virginia.  Same goes for Robert’s and my work places.  Which meant that the three of us were home, hanging out, trying to find ways other than the TV to engage little dude.  Perhaps you’re thinking that a snow-day […]

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If you visit Finding Ninee on a regular basis, you know that I don’t usually do wrap-ups.  While it’s true that many of the cool kids do them weekly, for some reason, they historically have left a bad taste in my mouth.  I had to wonder why and explore this.  Maybe the bad taste is […]

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