World, take note. Kids don’t play outside anymore. I know, right? This was news to me as well. I grew up on a cul-de-sac in leafy suburban Connecticut, and we all played on the cul-de-sac. We called it “the circle.” The circle was the site of a lot of games – real and made up. […]

My life pretty much ended when the Pharmacies started putting those ridiculous Fort Knox inspired lids on prescription bottles. Just because some stupid baby somewhere tried to commit an early suicide, the rest of us have to suffer. I have always hated baby-proofed houses because that means they’re also pretty much adult-proofed as well.  I […]

The Little Pirate and I went for a walk this afternoon with one of the two best little corgi’s we know. Instead of putting the Pirate in her stroller, I decided to let her walk. She’s doing quite well, and it helps get some of her energy out so she doesn’t start slaughtering her toys. […]

If I believed everything I read in parenting books and on baby message boards, I’m a bad parent. I have done pretty much everything wrong, I’ve risked my kid in countless way for SIDS, given her bottle dependence, bad sleep habits, you name it. Thankfully I have heard from more than one person that my […]