http://www.honestbaby.com Celebrating The Imperfect Journey Of Parenting Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:47:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was walking out of my apartment with my six month old on a brisk day. She was not wearing a hat because she pulls it off constantly and I had given up. An older woman passed by and actually stopped to chide me for not having a hat on ... http://www.honestbaby.com/shell-get-sick/ What a great invention movie night is! A night where I put the kids in their pajamas. No bath of course. And we all get under my covers to watch a movie. Inevitably they fall asleep and are easily transported to their own beds. No ... http://www.honestbaby.com/movie-night/ There was an  AP story the other day about the American Academy of Pediatrics wanting companies to start labeling hotdogs, carrots, grapes and other foods as choking hazards.  Which, admittedly, they are. And sidewalks are tripping hazards, and puddles are slipping hazards, and trees are bumping-int0 hazards. The minute you ... http://www.honestbaby.com/surely-you-must-be-choking/ Having a baby is like being offered a trip to Neptune.  People you know have gone and they say, ”It’s great, there’s nothing like it, everyone should go!” And so you plan your trip and book it with the travel agent. When you ask what it’s like after you go to Neptune, she ... http://www.honestbaby.com/have-i-got-a-trip-for-you/ I'm alone. She's gone. She told me she was leaving me and that she was taking my kids away from me too. At first I was stunned. Why would she leave? Did she not want to be with me? And the kids. How could she take care of them, all by herself. This is the first time ... http://www.honestbaby.com/my-wife-left-me/ Today's top news headlines for parents A local district attorney gets smacked down by a federal court in his attempt to prosecute teenage girls with felony "sexting" charges after they determined his threats were retaliatory. Children are getting caught in the middle in the conflict between Medicaid and the pediatricians who ... http://www.honestbaby.com/parenting_news_the-honest-scoop-03-18-10/ The other day it was about 6:30 AM and the two boys were watching television on my bed while I got ready in the bathroom. I heard some giggling but figured they were laughing at the show they were watching. When I came out, I discovered that my ... http://www.honestbaby.com/a-rough-morning/ 1. "I wish I was as carefree as you. I am so obsessed with always watching my kid." 2. "We don't have a TV!" 3. "Her hair will grow...I think...eventually." 4. "I don't have to ever work" then 2 minutes later... 5. "Where is that nanny?" 6. "Is that your husband? He is cute." 7. "My ... http://www.honestbaby.com/things-i-hate-hearing-mothers-say-to-me-at-the-playground/ The joys of having a son; there are many. When I found out I was pregnant, I was absolutely positive that I was having a girl. Then the ultrasound proved me wrong. "There it is" said the technician - she was pointing to his package. I could not believe it, ... http://www.honestbaby.com/baby-boy-peeing-everywhere-hes-a-pisser/ Why do people think it’s okay to comment on your parenting whenever they choose?  If it’s cold outside, people have told me that the babies need a blanket or a hat, or they should have mittens on… If it’s hot outside, strangers point out that the babies need shade, a ... http://www.honestbaby.com/modern-medicine/