Author: Laura
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Signs of Subpar Parenting
I’m not saying that all this stuff happened. This is just a random list of red flags, I swear, just signs that would indicate subpar parenting. Telling his father that we should have named Asher Ashhole instead Going to Mother’s Day tea and hearing the sentence “My Mommy spends all her time______” finished with the word…
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Little Buppy
As many of you know, I cried the entire time I was pregnant with my third child. I felt so overwhelmed with two! But something wonderful happened. Or a combination of factors that worked out to be wonderful. For one, Noah is a sweet baby. Also, it turns out the more babies you have, the…
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Going Crazy
So here’s a little story from my husband: “Sometimes I’m sure I’m gonna go crazy,” I mutter to myself while driving. “Sometimes I feel like I’m going crazy…and then I go crazy,” Asher mutters to himself in the backseat. I think I need not write any more.
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At Least It’ll Make a Good Blog Post
We were planning to go camping for Memorial Day weekend. However, though the weather has been outright ridiculous lately, with day after day of warm sun–it suddenly cooled off for the weekend. We had already been a little worried about bringing three kids out to the woods, and when we realized that the highs would…
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Parenting with Love, Randomness, and Therapy Funds
Full disclosure time: I have not parented my children with an equal hand. This may be why Selah can be a bit whiny and Asher is so angry. And Noah? Awww, he’s just a wittle baby. But here’s the thing I have learned: children are like snowflakes. They come in all different shapes and sizes,…
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Worst Baptism Ever
So. [Deep breath. Let it out.] Where do I begin? My family is Presbyterian. Presbyterians often baptize their children as infants, with a baptism being part of the “entry into the community” kind of deal. However, I learned this past weekend that they also do this for a far more important reason. Because they are…
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My Radio Interview
I have gotten a link to the interview I got to participate in on Capital Public Radio last week, leading up to the Listen to Your Mother show. http://ia801703.us.archive.org/30/items/Insight-130510/Insight-130510c.mp3 I had so much fun, both on the radio and in the actual show, which was last night. I tend to find myself chatting to strangers…
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I’m on the Radio! I’m on the Radio!
I’m going to be on Capital Public Radio tomorrow in Sacramento! (And in Stockton, Tahoe City, Reno, Modesto, and…Quincy?) They will be interviewing me and another cast member, Janelle Hanchett MacDonald. We will be interviewed on Insight, in the 10:00 a.m. hour (and it will repeat again at 8:00 p.m.) If I can, I will…
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Ten Things about Me
All the cast members of the Listen to Your Mother show were asked to come up with ten things to share about themselves. This type of thing always fills me with angst–first, I couldn’t remember anything about myself, and then, after I sent it off, I wondered if I should have left out the religious,…
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You’re Never Fully Dressed without a Smile
I am getting ready to Listen to Your Mother. OK, so that sounds weird. But the name of the show is Listen to YOUR Mother, not listen to MY mother. Plus, I won’t really be listening to my mother, because she kind of hates it when I share stuff on the Internet. Sooo, now that…