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We haven't named the little dude yet, but he is pretty well stocked on places to poop. Go figure. (Actually, we've named him about four times, and nothing sticks for more than a week. Boy names are hard!) Anyway, let's talk diaper stash. Originally, I was planning to do mostly prefolds and covers. Slowly, I've [...]

Pull up a chair. Grab your early readers (or your geeky older kids!) and watch the wonderful video that is Neil Gaiman reading Green Eggs and Ham. Really, this is probably the only time you're going to find something on this site meant to be consumed by you AND your child, so go for it! Guaranteed [...]

There are breastfeeding "advocates" out there who've come to love the message more than the moms. They would have you believe that you will never be a good enough mother. Or a good enough advocate. Breastfeed! Do it at any cost, they'll tell you. Don't let an ounce of formula near your precious baby, or you are a failure.  [...]

I need to clear something up after my post on homeschooling. I don't think you have to homeschool to be a good parent or to be responsible with your kid's education. Yes, that's how it's panning out for us, but it's not The One Right Way. The primary issue is being responsible for your kid's education. It's [...]

Buying cloth diapers can be really overwhelming. I was totally confused the first time someone asked me if I wanted AIOs, fitteds, or pockets. Huh??? And even once you decide which diapers to buy, there's the issue of figuring out where to buy them. The TL;DR of this post goes like this: Here are 4 online cloth diaper [...]

At some point, we will probably think back and assume this couldn't possibly have happened in the span of just one week. It did, so I'm writing a quick blog post about it (more for my memory than anything else). This was one of those weeks where we just laugh. Shit happens, and then it keeps happening, [...]

Take math, they said. You'll need this later in life, they said. And you know what? BITCH, PLEASE. Gimme back my paint brush, ain't nobody got time for algebra.   (I dropped out of Advanced Math and Physics on the first day of my senior year of high school so that I could take art [...]

Most of the time when I mention that Ava is homeschooled, I get one of three reactions: 1. Indifference. They don't really care, which is fine. 2. Enthusiasm, perhaps followed by a mention that they homeschool, too, or that they know people who do. 3. Excuses: "That's great for you! I could never do that because [...]

Some kid (a male classmate, to be precise) told Jessica Gottlieb's daughter to "get out of the computer lab" because "it's for boys." (Paraphrased; read Jessica's post about it. It's worth reading about her reaction as well as her daughter's.) My gut reaction was to think through the things I'd love to say to that [...]