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Ban the phrase ‘I’m a bad mother’

I did something really stupid the other day. Something colossally thoughtlessly stupid that could have resulted in a disaster. I

By Sunday evening, before the rain even started, daycare announced their closure for Monday. It became clear pretty quickly that

You know that Google Chrome commercial where a dad sets up an email account for his newborn daughter and sends

My boy has plenty of toys. There’s the light-up singing talking helicopter and the tiger-shaped xylophone and the push-popper. He

(Avoid “flame resistant” on pajama labels. All photos by Sara Michael) It turns out that every time I flop down

Snuggle time with dog and baby. (Photo by Seth Darlington) My son, as I have noted before, is obsessed with dogs

I just celebrated my 33rd birthday. Thirty-flipping-three. For several days leading up to my birthday, I was feeling generally sorry

It took me a while after my son was born to find myself again. The me before I was a

(Stress-free times on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Photo by Seth Darlington) I was standing in line at the register at H&M this

Perhaps you’ve picked up a theme from my recent blogs. I’m hard on myself. I worry and mull and research