Betty Blogger
Julie Ryan Evans
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A brand-new baby girl, a 5-year-old son and her own semi-neurotic tendencies provide plenty of fodder for Julie’s random musings on motherhood. |
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1. Moms Who Eat Their Words
When it comes to parenting, never say never. Things we do now that we swore we never would.
When my son was still an infant, I got into my friend “Jane’s” brand new, fancy SUV. It was a lovely vehicle, only once inside it was the dirtiest one I’d ever seen. There were pretzels [more] |
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2. I'm Failing Kindergarten
Starting school can be hard ... for moms.
My son started kindergarten last week, and it's been hard, really hard. Not for him - he's doing great - but for ME. It's not the oh-no-he's-growing up emotional stuff that's left me reeling. After [more] |
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3. Should Circumcision Be Mandatory?
Possible CDC recommendation in favor of circumcision fuels flames in an always heated parenting debate.
Wanna stir up some heated debate in a room full of mothers? Just mention the word "circumcision," then stand back and watch the room sizzle. Issues involving religion, sexuality, mutilation, torture [more] |
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4. Your Fear of Flying with My Children
The skies aren't always so friendly when you travel with two small children
Dear fellow airline passengers, As I walk down the aisle with two small children in tow, it's really not necessary to avert your eyes or glower at us. You can't wish us away, no matter how hard you [more] |
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5. Laura Ling and Euna Lee's Homecoming
After five months, 4-year-old Hannah Lee will be reunited with her mother who she's been separated from ... since March
Today, reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee are due to arrive home from North Korea, where they have been held captive since being arrested in March for illegally entering the country. For five months [more] |
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6. Parenting Moment: Holy Crap I Had a Baby
How it took six months and a vacation for me to realize we had a second child and are doing it all over again
It wasn't the scary c-section or painful recovery, not the first weeks of sleepless nights, bleeding nipples or the battle that was breastfeeding, but rather a beautiful vacation six months after the [more] |
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7. Plastic Surgery for Toddlers?
Extreme Makeover: The Toddler Edition
A mom walks into the office of a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon for a plastic surgery consultation ... for her 3-year-old daughter. They discuss giving her Botox, breast implants - "anything bigger [more] |
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8. 10 Things I Hate about Parenting
From car seats to Sponge Bob, these are some things I could do without
I love my children more than anything on earth, but that doesn't mean I love everything about parenting. In fact, there are some things about it that I flat out hate. A strong word, yes, and one I [more] |
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9. My Child Has a Potty Mouth
Please help, I can't take the potty talk
I'm soon going to lose my (insert adult potty-talk word here) if my son and his friends don't stop with the potty talk already. It pops up anywhere and everywhere there are little boys. Children who [more] |
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10. When Your 5-Year-Old Has Cancer
Beautiful writing from a mom in an incredibly ugly situation
I told you awhile back about reuniting with my friend Kathy, only to find out a few months later that one of her twin 5-year-old boys has cancer. Bad cancer. She started keeping an online journal at [more] |
