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Kid-Approved Adult Music
Last year at about this time, RealGirl was on a Hakuna Matata kick. We listened to that effing song every time we got in the car, and generally repeated it until we reached our destination. You would think that I would’ve been a lot more worry-free for someone listening to Hakuna Matata 39 times a day, but it was…
02/22
2013
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Baby Sign Language Tips From a Deaf Mom
By guest blogger Ricarda
My significant other and I are profoundly deaf (that’s the official term), but both of our children are hearing. The kids, G and L, use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with R and me. My parents are also Deaf* and they live with us. ASL is our primary language at home, and often I speak and…
02/01
2013
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January Roundup of the Funny, Interesting, and Amazing
OK, it’s February 1, but I thought I’d try something different and end the month with a bunch of links to things I found particularly funny, interesting, or amazing in January. Think of it as an entertainment package for your amusement and edification. I didn’t post everything to the RMONJ Facebook page, so read on for new delights….
12/04
2012
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Don’t Be That Guy: Baby Names Don’ts
There was a hilarious article on Deadspin a few months back about baby names (American Baby Names Are Somehow Getting Even Worse). Hilarious because it’s so true. Nowadays it’s like a freakin’ contest of who can give their kid the most gag-worthy name. I think this is confirmed by the recent arrival of a baby named Hashtag….
11/28
2012
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Stick It To the Shoes
“Mama? Maaaaaaammmmmmmaaaaaa!” yells P from her bedroom upstairs. I’m downstairs, in the kitchen. “Does this shoe go on this foot?”
“I have no idea, Honey, I can’t see you! Bring your shoes down here.”
And so it goes, day after day. No amount of explaining the curvature of shoes clarifies to P which shoe goes on which foot. She continues to…
11/27
2012
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Shallow Motivators Needed to Reach Baby-Related Goal
I’m about a month and a half away from reaching my goal of pumping for a year for N. There are some days when I think, “Wow! Only 1 more month! That’s nothing!” and there are days when I think, “Ugh. A month?? That feels like a million years away.” Today I’m thinking the latter. I’m not thinking about…
08/28
2012
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Day Care Shopping
Have I mentioned that I’m going to be an aunt? My brother and sister-in-law are having a baby, and I am beyond excited! They’re currently shopping for day care. My sister-in-law remarked that she visited a place and wasn’t impressed, but she really didn’t know what to expect.
Have I mentioned P was at 3 day cares in her first…
05/01
2013
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