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Your Husband CAN Be a Vegetarian and Here’s How
I know the Meatless Monday posts have been a little sparse lately, but I swear, I have a good excuse: I’m super tired of taking pictures of my food. I mean seriously, there are only so many ways to...
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Your Child’s Nap Time Routine: What NOT To Do
We do it every day. Lay our little ones down for a nap, quietly close their bedroom door, and usher in an afternoon brimming with possibilities Because for the next two hours, the world (or, more...
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How To Transition Your Kids to a Shared Bedroom
For a long time, we were a three-bedroom family. My husband and I in one room and one boy in each of the others. This was perfect for us, while we had a baby in the house. With the boys separated, my...
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Decorating a Shared Boy Bedroom
Okay, so the rule is, I have to tell you guys when I’ve been gifted something or when there are shopable links in my posts. So this is me telling you. Last week I wrote about my tips for transitioning...
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Why I Don’t Paint My Own Nails and You Shouldn’t Either
While I was giving my 3-year-old a bath today (not because he was dirty, but because it was 10:30am and we’d already exhausted all my ideas for the day, including watching a movie) I decided to paint...
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How to Make a DIY Workbench for Boys
A couple of years ago I found a tiny vanity-thingy at an antique shop for less than $10 and I bought it. Now, I go antique-ing almost as often as we elect a new president (which, I wish was far more...
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There’s No Shame in Wearing A Mom Uniform
This post contains some shapable links to a few of my favorite #BoyMom staples. If you purchase anything by clicking on the images below, I make a small commission. My favorite pair of sweatpants from...
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How to Avoid Cabin Fever: Winter Activities for Kids
Just a quick heads up friends, we were gifted the Mazda CX-9 to drive during the week of our trip. While it was provided at no cost to us, all thoughts and opinions are my own and I never share about...
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To the Lady at Target Who Told my Kid to ‘Watch Out Because Santa is Watching’
My youngest and I were slowly meandering the aisle of Target this week. It had been a great morning – just the two of us. My oldest was at school and we were enjoying a rare mommy and me bonding...
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Immaculate Holiday Treat: Organic Chocolate Chunk Cookies
While waiting for his big brother at the bus stop yesterday, I noticed that my 3-year-old was hopping up and down around our driveway, like a Superball down a linoleum hallway. I couldn’t quite put my...
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Christmas Gift Guide for Kids: What Not to Give
I love Christmastime. I love the baking, the lights, the incessant drone of Bing Crosby’s baritone. The whimsy, the magic, the child-like wonder. It’s all just utterly delightful. Well, most of it is a...
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How to Throw a Mediocre Christmas Party
Every year my husband and I have the same exact conversation: Me: “Should we throw a Christmas party?” Him: “If you want to!” Me: “Hmmm… It’s always a lot of work. Nah, I’m gonna skip it this year.”...
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5 Questions Every Mom Needs Answered
I am in the midst of tearing through All the Light We Cannot See. Yes, I realize I’m about three years late on this one, but as a person who chooses their next literary conquest at the whim of the...
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You’re Not Alone: Motherhood Anxiety Comes for Us All
About a week or so ago, I was minding my own business, holding a mug of tepid coffee and crying in my closet, when my husband’s gravely voice crackled through the earpiece of my phone, asking the...
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I am THE Mom
Sometimes, when my husband and I are hanging out with our two boys, for a split second the whole concept of parenthood crystalizes and it clicks that we are the mom and dad to these two kids and not...
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How We Celebrate When It’s Mom’s Birthday
It’s become a yearly tradition here at OohBother to pen a celebratory Birthday Post for our most senior writer – Me. It may seem a little self-indulgent to write a post for yourself on your birthday,...
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Board Games for Boys, More Like BORED Games for Boys
Ah, game night. What a wholesome, thoughtful and meaningful way to spend time as a family. I mean, what could be more Rockwellian than our humble little family of four, sitting ’round the dining room...
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When Do Babies Start Talking? Try This ONE Thing to Kickstart Your Child’s...
This post addresses the two questions I get most often in my work as a speech language pathologist, “When do babies start talking?” and “How can I encourage my baby to talk?”. It is meant to be a...
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Parenting Tips for Winter: How to NOT Stay at Home Sick
It’s cold and flu season and that can only mean one thing. Every mom in America is set at Health and Wellness Defcon 2; armed and ready for battle with the only weapons we have: Wipes – both Boogie and...
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Being Working Mom vs. Being a Stay At Home Mom: Is There One Right Way?
It’s Sunday afternoon at the end of a rainy, leisurely weekend, predominantly spent snuggled up on the couch with tv shows, books and board games in predictable rotation. I always feel the slightest...
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