Today’s Scotsman reports on a study that found men’s attitudes toward work don’t change when they become fathers. So if you want a stay-at-home-dad, you better pre-select one prior to fertilisation.
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Let’s not pretend that parenting is easy, OK? Life, work, marriage, money, and other people still have to be dealt with and those things, wow, they can bruise.
When life hurts, it’s probably a good idea to just sit and hug your baby for five minutes. I could use a good cuddle myself.
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Iodine is a trace mineral. Added to table salt, iodine prevents goitre (thyroid) swelling and mental retardation as infants develop in the womb.
Whether we are getting enough iodine or not, is a question seldom asked in first world countries. It might be a mistake to ignore such a small, easily resolved issue.
In New Zealand, a […]
I would just like to say that working from home to save money on childcare is not always a bargain. Especially if you need to concentrate to get things done.
My life, today, would have been a lot easier if I’d hired a babysitter for four hours instead of working with constant interruptions for more than […]
“Being a woman, says neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, is like having giant, invisible antennae that reach out into the world, constantly aware of the emotions and needs of those around you,” says USA Today book reviewer Elizabeth Weise in her article about The Female Brain.
Brizendine, the founder of the University of California-San Francisco Women’s and Teen […]
Traditionally, Bulgarian children spend the summer vacation with their baba and diado in the family village. That seems to be true of half-Bulgarian and the children of Bulgarian immigrants too. On our flight back yesterday, there were four unaccompanied minors seated around us. At one point, about an hour before landing, all of them came […]
If everything has gone as planned, today is August 19th and the kids and I are flying home after 6 weeks in Bulgaria. I pre-wrote all the posts you’ve read over the past twenty-one days in early July and, after 3 weeks without Internet access, I am sure that I can’t wait to get home, […]
Top Three Things, TTT, is a special vacation series. This are items designed to get you some help by telling the other people in a new mother’s life what to do. I was the oldest child in my family. Being bossy comes naturally to me.
Today’s TTT contains three things siblings can and should do to […]
In keeping with the tradition established by my kegel coach, stability ball, foot flex and long, cool drink of water posts, I am continuing to help you recover you health postpartum while expending as little energy as possible (your energy).
What I am enjoying about this series is that all the actions are just as beneficial […]
Mothering Blogs I Love, MBIL, is another vacation series to occupy your eyes while I am away.
All of the MBILs featured were chosen because they are written by women with children who live in countries I have never visited. I may have two kids, but my imagination is still free and these women have taken […]
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