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Sex After Kids? No, Thanks! At Least Not Right Now…
You know the feeling: You’re 5 weeks, 6 days postpartum, and you’re heading into your OB in the morning for the all-clear appointment. Your...
Sex After Kids: How Having Kids Ruined Our Sex Life
A question was posed to me about sex after kids. HA, I thought. What sex life?
You see, my sexual side before having kids...
LANACare Nursing Pads Saved My Breastfeeding Experience
Despite being over 4000 miles away from any supportive family or friends, I told myself, when having my first baby – I’ve got this...
Where to Cool Off: Swimming Holes and Pools in Vermont
Summer is here and the living is easy! Especially when you live in a State as beautiful as ours!
There's nothing more Vermont than finding...
My Stepdad Father’s Day with My Brand New 8 Year-Old Stepdaughter
I never expected to be a father. I made it to my mid-40s without having children. I was single and leading a pretty leisurely...
A Father’s Day Perspective from a Stay at Home Dad
The punchline of Australian comedian Jim Jefferies’ Father’s Day joke is the reason he doesn’t want a gift for the occasion: he can’t bear...
Being a Stepmother: The Toughest Job I’ve Ever Had
When I became a stepmother, I had been warned that parenting was the hardest job I would ever have, but also the most rewarding....
Celebrating the Chinese Full-Moon Festival in Vermont
Chinese New Year is known as the biggest holiday of Chinese people. I compare it to American Christmas. But not many people know the...
How to Address and Quell Fear and Anxiety in Young Children
Has your child ever woken up at 3am, walked into your bedroom and asked to sleep in your bed because he or she is...
Raising a Bilingual Child in an English-Speaking Community
Every day, when I pick up my daughter from daycare or school, one kid always looks at us with wide opened eyes. Some won’t...
The Schoolhouse – An Experiential, Interest-Based Education
{Disclaimer: We are working with The Schoolhouse Learning Center to bring you this post.}
As moms, we hope our kids grow up to be happy...
BVTMB Dads Take Over: Thoughts on Being a New Dad
Before I became a dad, I had an altogether different view on babies. I was definitely less tolerant of other people’s babies, that’s for...
Cooking with Kids: One Dad’s Life Lessons from the Kitchen
Cooking is one of my favorite activities to do with my children.
People often seem surprised to know that my five-year-old can flip his...
Five Kid-Friendly Day Trips from Vermont to Québec, Canada
Looking for some kid-friendly and fun day trips from Northern Vermont? Hop across the border into Canada! Let me hook you up with some...