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Bizarre Baby Names

When I was pregnant, the best decision I made was to tell no one the names I was considering for my uterus-imprisoned twins. I did tell my husband, though, which led to many name debates. For the majority of names we bandied about, we tended to respond with one of the following retorts: “That was […]

Lie Your Way To a Happy Pregnancy*

Since I endured a pregnancy, I feel this experience grants me the authority to spout opinions on all women’s pregnancy…much in the same way that everyone who has been to school seems to be an authority on education. Given my gestational expertise, then, I thought I’d forge ahead and offer some flippant advice to those […]

Bizarre Baby Names

It all started off innocently enough. William had brought home a school library book entitled, A Porcupine Named Fluffy. This is a picture book that we used to own, but my twins have a Bachelors of Loving Things To Death and a Masters in Destroying Anything Else. Given their two advanced degrees, I had recycled […]

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