We got her on February 17, 2012 (she was one of a group of about 40 cats abandoned at a house in the country, and was feral.) She looked like this: 13 days later – March 1st, a Thursday – she ended up having four kittens: You can read her birthin’ story here. Next came ...
This book is one of my favorites from this year. I liked this book for several reasons: One, it has a cat in it, and I love cats. Two, the cat doesn’t listen to her owner, just like I don’t listen to my mom (most of the time). And three, the cat asks for all kinds ...
Her cubs assumed they would be able to cling onto her back but very early on it became clear that the cubs would not be able to keep up with the speed of their mother, and as she too realized that her babies might not make it… at this point something amazing occurred. Breaking Free...
The first year was exhausting. Sure. But, nothing….and I meannothinglike the second year. For this, I wasn’t prepared. I thought things would get easier, with the newborn days behind me. And I had always heard people talk about their babies sleeping through the night, and I believed...
Since my big girls are no longer babies, I’ve had the opportunity to pay everyone’s kindness forward. I’ve brought quite a few meals for new moms and their families, and in the process I’ve learned a lot about what to do—and what not to do—when delivering meals to new moms....
My babies are grown and have become lovely young humans who no longer need me to referee pool noodle fights (they still have them, they’re just all bigger than me now). I admire and enjoy my children, they are capable and kind and they are finding their own new lives—and now I ...
Harry and Keith became friends in the first place because of their mutual love of the booze. They met on a set of a film produced by Ringo Starr calledSon Of Draculawith a number of other musicians. Keith remembered: “We were supposed to be on the set at six, but...
My babies are grown and have become lovely young humans who no longer need me to referee pool noodle fights (they still have them, they’re just all bigger than me now). I admire and enjoy my children, they are capable and kind and they are finding their own new lives—and now I ...
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there that never thought they’d be a mom after loss and infertility, to the mother’s who planned their babies and their parenting style, to the ones parenting adopted babies, to the ones who were gifted surprises that make every day better than...
“I have patients who smoke crack every day of their pregnancies,” he said. “And nine times out of ten, their babies turn out just fine.” It was nearly the opposite sentiment of the book I’d been reading (What Kinds of Harm to Expect From Totally Normal Foods, Activities, and Soc...