If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!When I was pregnant the first time I noticed something rather pleasant the bigger I got: the men around me got more chivalrous. Not just my husband - although he did step up the “taking care of my [...]
Tags: big belly, chivalrous, chivalry, help, men, Pregnancy, strangers
Posted in: Pregnancy
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The Crazy Bus went crazy last weekend, nearly killing a woman and her 4-year old daughter.
In Port Orange, Florida, Sherri Pinkerton and Gracie enjoyed a turn on the Ferris wheel-type ride. But just as they were starting to get off of the ride, it went back up into the air. According to witnesses, the mom’s [...]
Tags: carnival, Florida, Pinkerton, strangers
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I’m a pretty friendly lady, and both of my kids have followed suit and give a hearty “Hello!” to just about everyone we encounter regardless of if we know them or not. I generally encourage this friendliness as long as I’m with them, but at the same time I’m trying to instill in them [...]
Tags: abductions, keeping kids safe, paranoia, strangers
Posted in: Parenting, Toddlers
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I somewhat remember being a DINK - Double Income No Kids - and getting slightly annoyed whenever a kid would act up in public, but nowadays when another kid acts up in public all I do is feel bad for the parents and say a little prayer of thanks in my head that it isn’t [...]
Tags: airplane, airport, disturbing, strangers, travel with kids
Posted in: Travel
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Okay, now I get it.
I always wondered why other moms would stare so longingly at my newborn, especially when they would start to tear up or literally look as though they wanted to eat my baby right then and there. I naturally assumed it had something to do with how incredibly adorable both of [...]
Tags: adorable babies, moms, newborns, strangers
Posted in: Baby
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