I never realized how scared I would become by being a parent. Chest seizing almost overwhelmingly scared that something could happen to my child. Last night I watched the movie Philomena, and it kept me up all night, and still haunts me this morning. Philomena isn’t a particularly scary movie. The “bad guys” in the more »
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ParentCast: Episode 16 – Tips On How To Keep Friends With Kids And No Kids
Mary and Blake are back with the 16th episode of ParentCast. This time they discuss tips on how to maintain relationships between people with kids and no kids. The cool thing about this episode is that the topic was voted on by our freakin’ awesome listeners! It’s what you wanted to hear! So, ask and more »
ParentCast: Episode 15 – Dental Health Tips For Babies And Toddlers
Tall Mom and Tall Dad return for episode 15 of ParentCast to talk all about dental health for babies and toddlers with Dr. Mary Jane Miranda of SouthCoast Smiles and Perfect Smiles. Dr. Miranda was very light hearted, warm, and funny during this interview. She also gave a lot of great pertinent information on when, more »
ParentCast: Episode 13 – How To Juggle Family And Work
So – I kinda forgot to post Episode 13 here. I am totally sorry. Episode 13 had a very special guest in Audrey McClelland, the founder of momgenerations.com. We asked Audrey to come in and talk about how she juggles her large family and runs her extremely successful blog at the same time. She was more »
ParentCast: Episode 14 – Things Parents Need To Stop Saying To Non Parents
ParentCast is back with episode 14. Based on an article written by John Kinnear of AskYourDadBlog.com, Tall Dad and I discuss the top five things parents need to stop saying to non-parents. This episode was a lot fun because we brought in good non-parent friends Erik & Jim who took a lot of pleasure in more »
Ultimate Guide To Baby Led Weaning
Congratulations! You have decided to learn more about Baby Led Weaning! BLW has been one of my favorite parts about being a new parent. At first, Tall Dad was incredibly weary of this style of eating. “What if he chokes?” was his main concern. So I did lots and lots of research, read books, blogs, more »
You’re Kid’s Most Important Life Lesson: Han Shot First {Guest Post}
*Disclaimer: This guest post is written by Tall Dad. The following article is Rated R, and is not representative of Mary Larsen’s thoughts or values. She is not liable for the views expressed in the following commentary. Chances are, however, that if you’re reading this, regardless of your tastes, we probably have at least one more »
ParentCast: Episode 12 – How To Make Your Kid’s 1st Birthday Party Not Suck
After a brief hiatus, Tall Dad and I are proud to bring you episode 12 of ParentCast. Inspired by the deliciously funny article, “10 Ways Birthday Parties Suck,” written by Karen Alpert of the blog “Baby Sideburns,” today’s episode delves into how to make them NOT suck. This episode goes a little off the more »
ParentCast: Episode 10 – Newborn Etiquette
Episode 10 of ParentCast has been our best and funniest episode yet. Based on an article by the wickedly talented LunchBox Dad, Tall Dad and I brought in some of our closest friends to discuss the fine line of what NOT to say to the parents of a newborn. In this episode, we follow more »
31: Last Year In Review
Well, I’m officially one year older as of this past Monday. Older, and wiser. Another chapter in my lifelong book has ended. Although it’s starting to feel like I’m turning into my mom sometimes, the 31st year of my life was one I will always remember, especially because we shared it with Itty Bitty. Cue more »