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The Men in Our Lives

As I stated in my earlier post The Women in Our Lives we also need the men in our lives. When it comes to a new baby in the family, what can be more needed in the life of that baby or in the life of that baby’s parents than the wisdom of older generations? In my family, we are blessed with the presence of my husband’s grandfather. At the age of 96, he provides a stable reminder of the previous century. He unites four generations and our babies universally adore him. Though he is slower than he once was … Continue reading →

Dear Mom, Was I this hard?

I didn’t get any sleep last night – I think I closed my eyes a couple of times, but it was a blink before the baby was awake and needed something again. I feel like I just got a grip on part of what the baby wants and the next thing I know, she’s demanding something else. Is it supposed to be this hard? Do you remember when I was little and you used to say that I didn’t have to talk? That there was nothing wrong with silence? Silence is a beautiful thing. I never realized how much I … Continue reading →

Baby on Board – Why?

Have you ever looked at the baby on board signs and wondered about them? I know that at several points in my life, I have – all of these were before I became a parent myself. But let’s take a step back for a moment and look back on those days before I was a parent – when the ‘on board’ sign became the noveau thing to do – everyone was getting in on the act. From the baby on board to the mommy to be on board to the dog on board – the signs didn’t quit. I used … Continue reading →

Baby on the Way? New Dad Advice

My husband read a lot of books when I was pregnant, the two that stick out the most in my memory were Bill Cosby’s Fatherhood and Paul Reiser’s Babyhood — still, he spent the nine months of my pregnancy worrying about whether or not he would make a decent dad or not and he was constantly looking for the best advice. He got a lot of advice, some of it good, some of it bad and some of it that just made both of us go ‘Huh?’ That being said, we took a page out of the Facts of Life … Continue reading →

The Baby Week in Review, October 15-21

Sunday, October 15 In Your Baby’s First Hours of Life Valorie discussed what will happen to your little one while you are recovering from the labor and delivery. In Baby, Baby – Look at Me, too! We talked about the fact that being a parent is one of the hardest jobs you’re ever going to do. In Sour Milk? Valorie discussed that breast milk can go sour too. In Why is My Toddler Afraid of Dogs?, we looked at the reasons why toddlers may be afraid of dogs and other pets and how you help them overcome the fear, but … Continue reading →

The Negative Effect of Globalization on Rape

Some years ago, I answered the phone to a hysterical woman with a strong American accent. Between her accent and her tears, I was unable to understand what she was saying apart from “I was raped.” A young backpacker, she had taken 12 months off her job as an airline attendant and had bought herself a Round the World ticket. After three months of travel, she had been enjoying a slow week in a South American country. After all the other bus passengers had alighted from their daily tour, the tour guide raped the young woman in the aisle of … Continue reading →