Oliver’s Kitchen: Christmas Cookies
Christmas (or whatever your holiday preference) is a magical time of year. The joy of the season is injected into us in the form of family, the warmth of friends, and the splendor of giving. Chef...
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Gullible Travels: The Family Vacation
We recently took our first family vacation. Up until then, all my vacations consisted of adult-only excursions, filled with unscheduled, spontaneous fun and copious amounts of booze. ‘The Family...
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T’was the Week Before Christmas: A Toddler Poem
I was holiday shopping at Fleet Farm recently, naively assuming that I could accomplish all of my Christmas shopping goals with my son… I was wrong. So very, very wrong. But from my ignorance, a poem...
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A Letter to My Child’s Pediatrician
Dear Pediatrician, I wanted to say, first and foremost, thank you for taking care of my son’s medical needs for his entire life. I did not attend medical school, and I’m really queasy when it comes to...
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Makeover Momness: Transformation Nation
I just received my Jingle VoxBox from Influenster today. (If you’re not sure what Influenster is, you can check it out here. It’s primarily a site for those interested in receiving complimentary...
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Motherhood: A Memoir
We were the only ones at the park that morning. It was strange, for a Sunday. Perhaps it was due to the weather. A little chillier than normal, but still warm for a Wisconsin winter. I carried you...
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Makeover Results: New Year, New Attitude
If you haven’t already seen my Before and After makeover photos on Instagram and Twitter, here they are. It’s 2016, and even though I can’t help but feel most resolutions are doomed to failure (because...
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Fear of Failure: A Tool in Personal Development
I’m attending my first tattoo convention tomorrow. For those of you who don’t know, I’m a working mom. A tattoo artist. A tattoo convention is a gathering of amazingly talented artists from around the...
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Tips to Avoiding a Potty Trainwreck
Potty training. I’ve never had to explain to someone how to defecate in a receptacle before. It really never occured to me as one of those things I’d ever have to do in my life. I recall a project I...
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Teeth Brushing: AKA I Can’t Make You Do a Dang Thing
Ah, teeth maintenance. It’s something we all must deal with in our time–and, sadly, one of the biggest things that my toddler fights me on. Since we’re on the subject of toiletries at The Errant Parent...
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Count Your Stressings: Helping Your Toddler Handle Stress
Disclaimer: My kid is 19 months old, so that’s exactly how much experience I have in helping a kid learn how to deal with stress. My stepson is 11, but thanks in part to successful parenting styles...
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Bullsh*t Quotes about Marriage: Year One
Marriage. The word itself is typically met with one of two mental images. 1) An idealistic fantasy of romantic frolics on a beach, riding white horses into the sunset, where hair always blows...
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Blogging Anniversary: What I Learned in Year One
On January 27th, I will have been blogging for one year. Yes, that’s 365 days of my life I have channeled both successfully and unsuccessfully into this intangible piece of the world wide web. 52...
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My Son Has No Friends (and I Think It’s My Fault)
Hello, tablet, will you be my friend? My son has no friends. By that, I mean age appropriate friends. Even at one and a half, he has just as many adult friends as I do, but no little toddler friends to...
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Jack & Lily Baby and Toddler Shoes Giveaway
Really good quality. Really functional. Really cute. Hooray, hooray, it’s a giveaway! While you’ll find most of the content in my video review below, I’d like to put it here in black and white for...
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In Sickness and in Health: I’ll Never Outgrow Needing My Mom
At some point, every parent must stop denying it, admit defeat, and say to themselves, “My baby is sick. What do I do now?” You would gladly wade through an ocean of toddler vomit to carry your child...
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Breeders Raising Readers: Free Books for Kids to Read
Reading is not a dinosaur. Don’t let it become extinct in your household. According to Rif.org (Reading is Fundamental) an alarming 65% of 4th graders read at or below the basic level. It breaks my...
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Tips to Avoiding a Potty Trainwreck
Potty training. I’ve never had to explain to someone how to defecate in a receptacle before. It really never occured to me as one of those things I’d ever have to do in my life. I recall a project I...
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Teeth Brushing: AKA I Can’t Make You Do a Dang Thing
Ah, teeth maintenance. It’s something we all must deal with in our time–and, sadly, one of the biggest things that my toddler fights me on. Since we’re on the subject of toiletries at The Errant Parent...
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Count Your Stressings: Helping Your Toddler Handle Stress
Disclaimer: My kid is 19 months old, so that’s exactly how much experience I have in helping a kid learn how to deal with stress. My stepson is 11, but thanks in part to successful parenting styles...
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