I often get asked about the huge age difference between my kids. I say simply, “Timing was right.” The truth: we had several miscarriages.
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Part-Time Job Conflicts with Full-Time Parenting Duties
A father’s commitment to stay home to parent son hits wavers when he takes a part-time job that grows into a career success.
Au Pair: Best Solution for Your Child Care Issues?
When daycare proved unworkable, we knew we had to make a major lifestyle change. For us, bringing an au pair into our home worked best.
Life Force, Willpower Drained? You Must Be a Parent
Are your kids energy vampires? They may have a secret, cosmic superpower that allows them to drain parents of our life force.
Best Friendships Span Great Distances, Expenses, Cold
The best friendships, for children and their parents, are worth traveling half a world away for. The air miles are a nice bonus.
Leap Day Explained to a Leap Day Baby
Leap Day seems weird and obscure, but it happens for a very scientific reason. But can a kid born on February 29 really understand?