With this pregnancy I have either lost my ability to taste salt, or increased my baseline need for it. I realized this when I found myself salting Fritos and remarking to a friend, "Didn't these used to be salty?"

"They still are." She replied, eyeing me warily. "Hmm, I don't think as much." I said. But then I found that really everything has needed extra salt lately, which leads me to carry around a salt shaker and admit, maybe it's… Read More

I have read that there is a certain chemical that young people have that makes them feel invincible and have a sense of immortality. This chemical slowly dissipates as you age until at some point, maybe in your early 30's, you suddenly realize, "oh my god, I'm going to die!". At which point the world appears extremely dangerous. At least to people like me.

I remember my reckless teenage days with fondness, it was a lot of fun. We did fairly stupid… Read More

For some time now, my son has been inventing words. My, isnt he creative, we thought, as he'd throw in some strange words into his constant commentary. At worst, we thought he was trying to use some really complex words and getting hung up.

Turns out, he's been speaking Spanish the whole time. My father, who is fluent in Spanish, came to visit and after one of Jack's "inventive word sessions" turned to us and said "did he just say 'I… Read More

It was with grudging horror I accepted some hand-me-downs for my first son. Prior to his birth, I recall sorting through the piles of "loaned" clothes trying to picture putting my pristine infant into something that has a thread hanging or slight pilling of fabric or heavens forbid, no designer label. 99.999% of these went back into the bag from whence they came.

Even toys, with their slight scuff marks or two year old technology, were rarely acceptable. Ironically one… Read More

My father was in town recently for a visit. He is continuously astounded at the manner in which we parent Jack, often saying things like "I don't know where you get the energy" or just laughing incredulously at as we negotiate with Jack or calmly tell him not to do something 12 times in a row, instead of warning him twice and then giving him a spanking, as would have happened to me.

"It's a different era", I explained. "When you were a child,… Read More

Hey, isn't it time you took the leap and signed up with Family.com? As content as I am to ramble on aimlessly, I'd like to hear your thoughts as well (assuming you completely agree with me). Look in the mirror: Can you really say you don't have an opinion on prenatal visits or (even more fascinating) buttons?

As this is Disney's site, I don't have the ability to call encourage you specifically like I… Read More