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If your kids want a pet, lie

This week’s post-from-the-archives originally appeared in November 2009; it marked only the seventh time I hit publish. Vivian and William, of course, are now 7, and they still talk about getting a pet. They also talk about flying to the moon on a broomstick. My 5-year-old twins desperately want a pet. They’d love a cat, […]

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 […]

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