Guest Post By TJ Garvin Every night my daughter asks my wife and I to sing her “our” song. For my wife that song is short and simple and all about Reagan, a sweet made up song that basically says my daughter is crazy – but in a sweet loving bed time song. My […]
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Originally Posted on Lifetime Moms One of the constants in parenting that applies to every single person with kids, is that at some point, someone who has absolutely no business doing so – will give you a piece of unsolicited advice. This happens quite frequently in New York, and I chalk it up to the […]
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By Guest Writer: TJ Garvin TJ is my brother-in-law and one of the greatest men I know – Ellie and I love him more than he will ever be able to understand Life is tough. No that’s not right, life is largely a pain in the ass. Everyday most of us have several roles to […]
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My sister warned me that this would happen. Well she didn’t specifically tell me that Toy Story underwear would make me cry. BUT she did give me some insight into the depth of love that comes along with parenting. “You aren’t going to love her right away,” she said when I was about 7 […]
Read More ›Thanks to everyone who has helped make New York City her home. Check out the video I made for her that sums up the last two years in 2 minutes (well really 3 minutes and 14 seconds, but 2 years in 2 minutes has a ring to it). Fingers crossed Phillip Phillips doesn’t mind being […]
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Yes. You read me correctly. My love for the gay community just got a little more intense (as if that is possible). This past weekend my dear almost two-year-old child exhibited her obsession with family dynamic yet again. Like my sister said, “Kids get obsessed with all sorts of things, some 3-year-old kid got out […]
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I was sitting next to Ellie this morning, watching Dora the Explorer with her, and I leaned over and kissed her cheek and without missing a beat (or taking her eyes off the TV) she swatted at my face, and wiped her cheek off and said, “No Mommy! That’s mmmyyyyyy cheek. Don’t kiss it please.” […]
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I love the holidays. LOVE. I think I became obsessed with them sometime after I left home for college…there is something about that crisp, cold air, contrasted against the warmth of friends and family (combined with copious amounts of food) that just makes my heart sing. Always the producer, I like to plan. That is […]
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She broke me. She, being my 22-month-old darling, broke me. Well it was a combo of her and trying to do laundry in Manhattan. But regardless, Sunday marks the first time my child actually made me cry. Ok – here is the situation…in our building of 6 floors with 8 units on each, there are […]
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I was out to dinner with a group of friends a few weeks ago, and almost everyone at the table was a parent…which meant – no matter how hard we would try – conversations would ultimately head toward talk of our kids. One of the moms was talking about milestones and discipline and how when […]
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