#MeToo?

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Me too?  Because I don't know.    No, that isn't right. I'm inured to it, I guess. I've never technically been sexually assaulted or raped, so I don't want to falsely claim an allegiance tangentially. Not that I'm not upset, or think...
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Winter Burnout Bingo

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I was at the pediatrician. Again. It was the fourth time in a week and a half, and as I sat there trying to avoid reading the waiting room book about the dead dog, again. (Because nothing makes comforting a...
  Somehow another Halloween has come and gone.  If you've been shopping or turned on your radio, it's clear the Christmas season is already here. The time between Halloween and Christmas becomes more compressed every year. Even though Thanksgiving can...
My daughter had her two month shots today. After having three children go through these, I can say with a fair degree of confidence that these shots are THE WORST. If you haven't gone through them yet, do yourself a favor and...
While pregnant with my second baby, I had the same fears most mothers have: How will I love another baby the way I love the one I have now? Does love actually multiply? How will I balance life with...
Did  you know there are a total of 7 carousels in our fine state Rhode Island?  A few years ago, my little family and I took on what I've affectionately dubbed the  "Carousel Crawl."  In short, it was an...
I have a confession... I am addicted to my cell phone. It is with me always, I am constantly checking it, and I panic at the thought of forgetting it at home.  How did this happen? I did not grow up with a...
A long time ago, in a (not so) far away land, there was a young princess who lived a charmed existence. She was loved and celebrated, and the king and queen were always careful to assure her that she could be anything she...
"Please don't judge me, I need help." This was the leading line of a mother's Facebook post seeking advice regarding her two-year-old's pacifier use. Many weighed in.  There was the typical usual "cut the tip off the of the pacifier" trick,...

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10 Things to Do in RI This Spring!

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Spring is (finally) here, which means it is time to fill our calendars with all the fun Rhode Island spring happenings! Whether you're seeking...