Times have been tough lately. What have you done to economize? I’ve been biking more and driving less, shopping for only seasonal produce, and I had my cable TV disconnected and replaced by a Netflix subscription (update: don’t miss television at all!)
Some women are considering more interesting options to help with their finances. Fertility clinics [...]
Tags: economy, egg donors, money saving, surrogacy, television
Posted in: News, TTC
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At the grocery store, I am confronted by front page pictures of Jamie Lynn Spears and her new baby while waiting to checkout. I might not even be inclined to notice too much except for the fact that my teenage daughter points the magazine out. The headline proclaims how being a mom is [...]
Tags: magazines, parenthood, press, teen pregnancy, television, tv stars
Posted in: Celebrities
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A couple of months ago, a friend gave my son a couple of Barney books.
Her: These are for your son. Enjoy!
(Translation: I was too embarrassed to give them to the thrift store, i feel eco-evil tossing them in the trash, and I sure don’t want them in my house. Here, you have them. Bwahahahahhaha!)
Me: Thank [...]
Tags: Current Events, television
Posted in: Parenting
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The American Academy of Pediatrics says that children under two should not watch any TV. Thanks for the extra mom guilt, AAP.
This recommendation was clearly not written by a single mom who needed to cook dinner, and considered it the lesser of two evils to plop her toddler in front of Bob the Builder [...]
Tags: aap, mom guilt, television, TV
Posted in: Parenting
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I had lunch with a group of ladies the other day. We were a multicultural bunch, coming from different countries and cultures from the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Asia. We had several things in common though we all spoke English, we were all expats in Switzerland, and we were all moms of kids ranging [...]
Tags: children, Education, television, TV
Posted in: Current Events, Education, Health, News, Parenting
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