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Diapers and sourdough pasta don't mix

It's a lifelong commitment

There's nothing sweeter than a gracious grandma. They're there to talk to you, comfort you, cook for you, and love you. While they weren't always the most exciting trips, visiting grandma as a kid was always a treat. While your parents are responsible for raising you , grandmas are responsible for treating you. Great gifts, copious amounts of food , coddling you, and, if you're lucky, a little bit of money slipped into your hand as you leave her house. Now, my grandma was nothing like this and…

Talk about taking it too far

Family secrets can range from being horribly painful to being the juiciest gossip ever concocted . I definitely don't want anyone to have to deal with the trauma of finding out their father has a secret family or their aunt committed vehicular manslaughter in 1992. However, these stories are interesting for a reason. We don't tend to advertise our family's most heinous classified deeds. There's a sense of relief when you learn the family secrets because it can explain many things that were prev…

I know without a hint of doubt that I never want to be a parent. I just don’t have it in me. I’m terrible with children. They annoy me, they’re sometimes gross, and they make huge messes. I don’t know how you’re supposed to talk to kids without patronizing them. The overall arrangement wouldn’t be good for me or the child. But that doesn’t mean other people shouldn’t become parents. There are so many responsible, incredible individuals out there who would make perfect parents. There are also th…

RIP sleep

Poor kids

Hot tip: When getting unsolicited parenting advice, tune them out by scrolling through funny parenting memes.

Playing with kids is not always the most fun activity for adults. Kids like to play out the same scenarios over and over and over again, and while it's stimulating for them, it's not always the most entertaining experience for the adults playing with them. Despite this, playing with your kids is incredibly important for their development. Playing with your kids or the kids in your life communicates to them that you care about them and their interests. Kids don't want to play forever. In fact, t…

Mom's AITA post sparks divided discussion

Kids: Who wants them, who's got them, who can't live without them? I find it so touching when people talk about wanting to be a parent since they were teenagers. Most young people that I know seem to have an "uh, I don't know" attitude toward having kids. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that; in fact, I'm in that boat myself. I know that if I want a kid someday, I'm going to have to really fight for one and pay a lot of money to make it happen. That's the nice thing about having gay paren…

Who needs a baby names book when you've got Facebook?

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