One thing about parenting that I was not prepared for was the fact that someone, at any given moment, has An Opinion about how...

All Births Count

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We cannot help but to compare our experiences with other moms.  It seems that in so much of our everyday parenting, we tend to...
"Would you ever consider moving to Vermont with me?" The first time I asked my wife Ang this question was a long time ago. We...

Epidurals & Dinosaurs

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I can only imagine that we all have, or know someone that has, a unique childbirth story. The first time around, my wife and I...
If you had asked me before I had children, whether I would ever have pictured myself living with my parents or my in-laws I...

The Blog About Nothing

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I am a HUGE Seinfeld fan - anyone else? It really was the best show in the world. The show was basically about nothing...

Half Mom

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He looked up at me with moon eyes, deep cerulean pools. "Mommy, do I ask too many questions?" Worry was stitched in the little place...

The Long Way Home

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I never know how to answer the question “where are you from?” The answer is a bit complicated. I was born in Iran and...
The other day, while at my son’s dance class I overheard him and few other boys talking about butts. I looked at another mom...

Waking up to life itself

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The first moment that I locked eyes with my firstborn baby, I knew that life was forever changed. I didn’t know how, and I...
Many people are truly surprised when I tell them that I love drugstore makeup. I think the drugstore gets a bad rap … “I used...
I’m sure most of you have at least heard about the Woody Allen/Dylan Farrow story in the media this past week. The gist of it...
If you are fortunate enough to have your family living close by - then you will not relate to this post. My parents live about...
A friend asked me how I was feeling the other day, to which I replied, "great!"  But then immediately admitted it to be an...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...