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Partum Me?! Kim Kardashian, come sit over here next to me for a sec…

by Laura on May 09, 2013 | 10 comments

Kimberly.  Kim.  Kimmy.  Kimmaaaaaaaaaay. We need to talk, girl. I'm not here to talk about your weight.  I don't care how big or how little you are, pregnant or not, because you. are. GORGEOUS.  I'm a lady who carries around a few extra lbs even without a bun in the oven, but...
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Partum Me?! Random Thoughts from a Crazed Mother of a Two-Year-Old

by Laura on May 06, 2013 | 6 comments

I am very behind schedule with this post.  I am looking at the computer screen through two little bloodshot, tired slits that are supposed to be my eyes because I haven't slept more than 5 hours each night for the last week.   The positive side to sleep deprivation is that my scattered ...
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Partum Me?! Just let my kid eat his hummus in peace!

by Laura on May 01, 2013 | 6 comments

Our family dines out pretty regularly since we live in one of the best food cities in the country.  We're regulars at one particular place in our neighborhood - a large gastropub that was literally the only good place to eat when we moved to our "up and coming" neighborhood seven years ag...
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Partum Me?! And now my boo is two!

by Laura on Apr 25, 2013 | 2 comments

Four birthday kiddos blowing out their candles.Dear Charlie, I wrote you a letter at six months and one at a year, so I wanted to continue the tradition because now my darling, you are TWO.  You are a walking, talking, running, jumping, laughing two year old whose smile is just whoa...
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Partum Me?! Hey hey hey ladies!

by Laura on Apr 16, 2013 | 2 comments

I've mentioned here before that I feel incredibly lucky to have been able to attend college at a Seven Sisters, all female institution flush with tradition, beautiful grounds, and an amazing network of supportive and intelligent women.  Okay, maybe I just said I went to the school and did...
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Partum Me?! Trials and tribulations of a working mom on the road

by Laura on Apr 05, 2013 | 7 comments

First, I wanted to thank all of the readers who commented on last week's post, both on and offline.  I was definitely nervous about how folks might react to that post and I was incredibly encouraged by the fact that all of the feedback was positive and respectful, even when it came from p...
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Partum Me?! Change will do ya good

by Laura on Mar 29, 2013 | 10 comments

This post is late because I've been afraid to write it.  I wanted to write about this week's Supreme Court hearings about gay marriage, but I was afraid.  I have some strong feelings about this and I do worry about alienating readers who feel differently.  But then I realized that maybe...
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Partum Me?! A rough week to be a mama

by Laura on Mar 22, 2013 | 7 comments

I don't know about the rest of you, but now that I'm a parent I think I read the news differently.  Stories about children, family dynamics, and the state of motherhood just seem to strike me in a different way now.  I empathize more, which probably comes with being a mom, but I also ten...
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