What’s your favorite smell? A rain-soaked beach? Lilacs in the sunshine? Fresh, clean laundry that’s just been taken down from the clothesline? You just read some words, describing smells, and I bet you could see the images in your...
I'm breastfeeding. I'm hungry. I love cookies. What about some delicious and lactation friendly, homemade cookies?  With these cookies I (and my baby!) get all the amazing benefits from oats, such as fiber, protein and vitamins; but also the healthy...
I lived in Paris my whole life, and I always heard people say how beautiful and romantic Paris is. But to me, it's just home. I always figured I would meet a French woman, fall in love and we'd...
This post is written by Kate's husband, Daniel, on his experience becoming a foster dad. Growing up, I never thought I'd become a foster dad. But times change, and my wife and I wanted to start a family like anyone...
When I think of my childhood, the 80’s TV show “My Two Dads” comes to mind because it was all about the prevalence of cooperation over competition by two men seeking to be the father to a young girl....
As a new dad, I only hoped to get some things right, get most things wrong, and keep the little one in good health along the way. However, is anything ever that simple? Processing the change in myself, my...
A little over ten years ago, my second daughter was born. The ratio of girls vs boys, officially, became 3:1 (not including our female dog). Little did I know how it would change my life forever. I always wanted...
These days I feel like the men in our lives get a bad rap on social media. There are so many memes about how the kids will walk right past Dad watching TV on the couch and ask for...
Father’s Day is near, so what do you do for the spouse who doesn’t acknowledge Mother’s Day?  I noticed a strange phenomenon on social media this past Mother’s Day. If you were on Facebook, you saw over-the-moon moms amidst...
  I remember it like it was last week. My husband and I were relaxing with our feet in the sand watching our kids dig and build sand castles. The balmy breeze was blowing and we were sipping cool drinks....

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