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Indirect disobedience

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Dec 13th 2007 8:30AM

I've always been a vague believer in karma, mostly because it seemed pleasant: you get back what you put into this world. I believed: if I treat people kindly and with compassion, that should come back around to me. What goes around, comes around, ...
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I come sleepin' with you, Mommy!

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Nov 2nd 2007 1:30PM

I went to bed last night with the beginnings of a migraine -- I could feel the tentacles of hell start trickling across my right temple, always the right side of my forehead. I put Nolan down to sleep, thankfully without much of a fuss, and knocked ...
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Anatomy of a tantrum

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Sep 26th 2007 3:01PM

When I get angry, it's a slow, spreading simmer. It starts off as a small flush, pulsating inside like a moth trapped in a box-- and then it spreads, redder, purpler, angrier, from my heart outwards, until it reaches my fingertips and my flaming ...
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No more ni-night, Mommy

by Kristin Darguzas, Posted Sep 15th 2007 7:08PM

I sat bent like a drugged insect outside Nolan's room, weary with exerted effort, defeated by a human who has 30 years less life experience than me. "I no ni-night,"he continued to screech, for the seventieth time, and with no signs of slowing. I ...
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The search for elusive sibling harmony

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Jun 29th 2007 10:01AM

When people find out my little ones (ages 1 and 2) are 18 months apart, I hear two things. First is "ooh. Ooooh." The second, after they've managed to find something positive, is "They're going to be so close!" Having two children close in age ...
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Toddler quirks: I'm up to my eyeballs in bears

by Unknown, Posted Feb 5th 2007 2:03PM

My 2-year-old daughter has a thing for teddy bears. Heck, a "thing" doesn't accurately describe her love for her furry friends. An obsession? Yes, she is obsessed with teddy bears. Recently, she has decided that she must have every single bear she ...
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