Tag: pets
Eww, Your Kid Wants A Pet Snake?!? Yuck! What’s A Dog...
When they were 12, my oldest child asked for a pet snake.
I knew nothing about owning snakes. I hoped that my child might lose...
5.6 The Sitcom Switch-a-roo
https://open.spotify.com/episode/51W7qj3YRy9W1x3l5ICaza
In this episode, we've got a sleep update plus we chat about kids' birthday parties, what kids eat at restaurants, the old sitcom switch-a-roo,...
Give Your Pets a Happy Thanksgiving! – Our Top Tips
Holidays are stressful times for our pets. So what can you do to give your pets a happy Thanksgiving?
Pets often get overlooked on Thanksgiving....
What Being a Dog Momma Taught Me about Being a Better...
This post goes out to the expectant momma who was at one time only a dog momma.
Let’s face it, you probably knew you were...
Kid Mom/Dog Mom: 7 Reasons Why it’s Great to Have 2...
My husband and I were dog-parents long before we had our son. When we found out I was pregnant with D, we talked about...
Mommy Confession: Making New Friends is Difficult
Flash back to first grade: I have lots of friends. Pretty much everyone in my class is my friend, with the exception of that...
Pets, Children, and the Wisdom to Know the Difference
Confession: When my baby girl, Violet, was placed in my arms for the first time, I looked down at her lovingly and realized I...
Pet Spotlight & Answering Toddler Fish Questions
Since my daughter (E) turned 4, she has been begging us to get a pet, her very first!
We live in an apartment, so our...
My Neglected Firstborn
Every parent expecting a new addition to the family has had this thought: Is the new baby going to steal the spotlight away from my firstborn?...
Life Lessons from my Dog
Bocephus was my first baby.
I remember the day we got him. This ten-pound pile of puppy who was slightly frightened and timid in his...
Ode to my Cat: Talking to Kids about Death
If dogs are man's best friends, then cats are woman's.
I adopted Pumpkin from an animal shelter in Salem, MA right after buying my first house...
My first babies
The word family means different things to different people. For some, their closest family includes their best friends. For others, it means their spouse...