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| Ask a Mom In the December 2009 column, I tackle rude comments about a chubby baby, reigning in a workaholic husband, and holiday gift overload. read more here | ||
 | Ask a Mom In the November 2009 column, I answer questions about a meddling mother in law; leaving the kids with dad while going on a business trip; and dealing with a friend who miscarried. read more here | |
 | Mom Advice In October 2009, I dispense advice on negotiating Grandma's new-baby visit time; dealing with a toddler in her "I prefer Daddy" phase; and whether it's okay to discipline someone else's kid at a playdate. read more here | |
 | Ask a Mom In the July 2009 column, I mediate between spouses clashing over cleaning; offer advice on making mommy friends; and commiserate with a pregnant woman who's too pooped to party. read more here | |
 | Ask a Mom March 2009's column deals with kids behaving badly; no-shows at birthday parties; when family visits...and won't leave; and the classic mother-versus-mother-in-law smackdown. read more here | |
 | Mommy Confidential Smart answers to confounding questions: should I take my infant to a wedding? Why is my husband so tough on our potty-training son? How can I enjoy my winter maternity leave? read more here | |
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 | Can You Stomach This? Call the American Academy of Pediatrics and turn me in! I bucked the back-to-sleep advice and put my boys, both of them, to sleep on their tummies. read more here | |
 | In Your Words: Girl of my Dreams My daughter was going to be named Margot Mary. The first name we loved for being feminine, not girly; familiar, not overused. The middle name was for my grandmother. As my belly grew, so did my desire to have a girl. Still, I had a feeling that my bump was all boy... read more here | |
 | Losing Friends, In One Way or Another I went to my 20-year high school reunion last year -- reluctantly. Not for the reasons one might expect; high school was actually pretty kind to me....I dreaded showing up in that hotel ballroom and scanning the crowd of classmates for the two faces that I already knew would not be there... read more here | |
 | The Big Lie Why don't women tell each other the truth about early motherhood? I'm setting the record straight: that first six weeks? Hated it. read more here | |
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