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Ages & Stages: Remind Me Later

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 1:09pm

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From the Editor: Let's Get a Little Crazy

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 10:49pm

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My husband wants to celebrate our nation’s freedom by sneaking across the state line to purchase $79.99 worth of fireworks. What is about the month of July that makes people a little crazy? I have about 3 million things I could do with $79.99 and buying tiny and dangerous explosives wouldn’t be one of them.

Picket Fence Post: Embarrassing the Kids? It comes a little too easy for this mom

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 9:58pm

I started to realize I’d already set foot on Mortification Road when my kids criticized my swimwear for being risqué. “You’ve got to cover that up,” my daughter said. She grabbed the front of the neckline and unsuccessfully tried to pull it up so that the whole chest area was in the location it was, say, when I was 23.

Get out of Dad’s Way

Thu, 05/28/2009 - 2:00pm

Guys do plenty wrong (believe me, I have lots of personal proof), but what man has a chance to get it right if his wife critiques his every move? It’s time to back off, ladies, and let the man do some swaddling and feeding.

Father at Large: Wait ’til my father gets home

Thu, 05/28/2009 - 1:53pm

Like so many other aspects of growing older, I figure this must have happened gradually — it’s sort of like becoming a regular Oldies station listener, or reaching the point where you should probably be shaving your ears. But I knew I’d made the transformation when I realized I’d somehow inherited my father’s incredulity at his children’s seemingly complete lack of knowledge about the cost of, well, anything.

Picket Fence Post: Free the Children!

Thu, 05/28/2009 - 1:51pm

To give a child permission to go to the corner store or to play freely with her friends in the woods without supervision is now considered a borderline, risky decision, one fraught with anxiety and which necessitates that parents engage in an extensive cost-benefit analysis. And Parents who allow their kids to venture out and about freely face intense scrutiny.

Picket Fence Post: What do moms really want

Thu, 04/30/2009 - 3:47pm

What do moms want for Mother’s Day? Well, P&K columnist Meredith O'Brien can tell you what they DON'T want. What moms are seeking is simple: Nonjudgmental support, enough confidence to tune out extraneous advice, a good laugh and a fine adult beverage.

Ages & Stages: Afraid of Living in Fear

Tue, 04/07/2009 - 2:07pm

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I know it’s cliché to say that a person can’t appreciate certain things when they’re young, but I’m going to say it anyway because it’s true. Our young adulthood years are relatively free of adult-like worries.

Mini-Me’s Revolt: Despite attempts, kids do their own things

Thu, 04/02/2009 - 11:44am

We all do it to some degree, treat our kids like mini-me’s, extensions of our personal brands that tell the world more about us as parents than anything about our children. I’m not immune to this mini-me syndrome. I’ve been trying to drum Red Sox fandom into my 3 children’s souls since they were born.