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From the monthly archives:

November 2009

SAD Girl is Sad

November 29, 2009

Rio’s been mostly great. As my recent reports of our conversations probably suggest, she’s growing up a little faster than I strictly think she needs to. Hot Boys? Zombies? What happened to my baby? But she loves kindergarten. She loves her friends and her activities and her play. She’s mellowed out a lot this fall, [...]

Tagged as: health, rio, weather

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Weekly Link Round-Up

November 28, 2009

Weekly writing round-up again. I’ve been mostly on “vacation” this week, so it’s pretty light fare. The helicopter parenting article is my personal fave, and got a thumbs-up from Ms. Free-Range Kids herself.  Enjoy! Parents: Time to Land the Helicopters Man vs. Toddler North Pole Elves Fight Off Postal Grinches iPhone App Claims to Know [...]

Tagged as: weekly link round-up, writing

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Charitable Holiday Gift Guide

November 27, 2009

Another guest post! I was working on a couple of holiday gift guides for non-consumer types. One of my regular readers (and a dear friend) had already written one about charitable giving. Why reinvent the wheel? Rowan was gracious enough to let me reprint it, so here it is! I thought I made this post [...]

Tagged as: holidays, money

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Giving Thanks

November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving is here, offering me another lovely opportunity to give thanks. I get a lot of practice at this during the Gratitude Project each year, when I’m joined by friends and strangers in marking the things I’m grateful for each day. Thanksgiving is easier and harder. The whole country is exhaling their thanks all together, [...]

Tagged as: gratitude project

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How to Get Hot Boys

November 25, 2009

I walk in the door and my beloved husband says, “Uh, you’d better interview your daughter. She’s been giving some interesting tips to her friend.” This sounds intriguing, so I go ahead. Me: “Were you giving tips to your friend?” Rio: “Yes.” Me: “What kind of tips” Rio: “How to get hot boys.” Me: “Oh! [...]

Tagged as: funny, rio

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My Big Question: Is Free Trade a Good Thing?

November 24, 2009

Today I have the dubious honor of having one of my questions about how the world works picked apart by a man with a very big mind: Steven Landsburg, author of the new book, “The Big Questions”, and a fascinating blog that goes with it. Steven is an economist. To say our areas of expertise [...]

Tagged as: money

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Secret Zombie Girl

November 24, 2009

As I sat down to dinner, Rio looked up from her plate and said, “Oh, hey, Mom, did you…oh never mind.” “What?” “Oh, never mind. It’s a secret.” “You can tell me a secret.” “I don’t think you could handle it.” Oh. Long pause. Then I said, “Is it a good secret or a bad [...]

Tagged as: funny, rio, zombies

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Bare Naked Daddy

November 23, 2009

There aren’t actually any naked Daddy’s in this post. This is ChildWild’s first ever guest post, writting by my much adored and long-suffering husband. The title is his, as is the tale. Reason #4769 why I married this man: after writing this, he came home and folded a pile of laundry the size of a [...]

Tagged as: education, family, funny, parenting, rio

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Sesame Street iPhone App: Not for Sharing

November 22, 2009

I reviewed the new Sesame Street iPhone app over at Strollerderby yesteday. I think my sweetie put it well when he looked over my shoulder and said, “I cannot imagine anything less interesting.” But we’re adults. This thing is toddler crack. Serena was ready to give new meaning to the phrase “killer app” by murdering [...]

Tagged as: funny, rio

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Weekly Link Round-Up

November 21, 2009

Since I’m writing for several websites now, I’m going to post a weekly round-up here for folks playing along from home. This is two weeks worth, because I got a late start. Enjoy! Here are my favorite pieces: Hospital Rejects Birth Plans How to Buy Carbon Offsets That Count Dads Detained, Banned from Wal-Mart for [...]

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