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  • The Low Down On Having Your Kids

    Kids are trouble. If our parents had known that then and unless they were full of the love of humankind our existence would be voided. But this is a more…

  • Why Should I?

    Why should I *have* to like cooking? Why should I worry about calorie intake and the amount of sugar my kids ought to get? We have dentists and I have…

  • Saying When

    I am a daughter of an never-diagnosed, almost-OCD father. And I mean that in semi-jest. Growing up, life was a series of bedspreads which had to be redone because of…

  • Zeus Had Elves

    I swear you can’t make up the kind of stuff that resides in a child’s imagination! Most of my talks with my kid start with him telling me something he’s…

  • Womens Magazines: The Serpent of Eden?

    I used to like to read Cosmo and Marie Claire and Better Homes&Gardens until I realized that they weren’t reflective of my reality at all. According to Cosmo (and its…

  • Feminism- Bete Noire or Not?

    A lot of people, including women, have perceived feminists as women who take up the cause of women at large because they have intellect rather than looks or because they…

  • Alexa Mornings…

    Red bought an Echo Dot for th house last year. Suffice to say it’s the digital pet. The offspring has bonded with Alexa quite a bit. I keep hearing his…

  • Ever Notice…

    how you always eat more when you’re on a holiday? Carbs and protein are attacked with the gusto of being long-lost sibs. And once you’re back home, you can’t wait…

  • Peas, Worms&Reruns

    I’m stuck with buying frozen peas when my batch of fresh ones run out. I try to buy a few kilos at a time and then chuck them in the…

  • In The Dance Of Life…

    I often suffer from tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. My husband would disagree entirely given how often he gets a pained look on his face when I keep gabbing away or how quickly…

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