Author Archives: KatyB

A Friend’s House

Next week I will be heading off to the very glamorous Las Vegas. This is not like me at all. I don’t like to fly, I don’t like to travel, but here I am, heading off to Sin City in the middle of the week. Not to worry, I won’t be getting into any trouble…

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Stand Up?

When it comes to my son, I want the best. I stopped counting the money we’ve put into therapies not covered by insurance–it’s too depressing. I buy him the fancy, organic food that I’m too cheap to buy for myself. He’s got an iPad for crying out loud. I’ve taken a similar approach when it…

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Preschool Decision

My husband and I are pretty conservative–I’m not talking about politics (I almost never am)–but just our general life decisions. We prefer things cooked from scratch–we don’t even own a microwave. I stay at home and my husband goes out and earns the money. Even before Charlie was born, we thought that I might end…

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A Very Special T-Shirt

Have I mentioned before that T-shirts talk to me? Well, one T-shirt does. It’s a shame really because other than this little quirk, I’m a mostly normal person. So the talking T-shirt? It belongs to Charlie (of course)My brother gave it to him years ago and it’s fro a company called Threadless. The T-shirt features…

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It’s Enough

I read an article recently in New York magazine about parenting and happiness. The article included the fact that while parents actually spend more time with their kids than they did thirty years ago, parents are more likely to feel guilty about  how little time they spend with their children. It’s my completely un-corroborated opinion that…

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Satisfaction

I’m sure that every mother has things that make her proud of her mothering skills–some activity or item that causes you to pat yourself on the back and say, “Good Job.” Perhaps you feel especially good if you manage to get the whole family seated around the dinner table. Maybe a spotless bathroom fills you…

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