Catherine Delahaye/DigitalVision/Getty Images My daughter is three years old. That means that she says hilarious things, tells me she loves me and really means it, amazes me every day with how much she actually learns and knows about the world, and just generally is the cutest thing alive. She also tests my patience daily, throws...
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My Son’s Chrismukkah Guilt
As soon as he was old enough to form a sentence, my son, Cole, started asking for a Christmas tree. This might seem like a no-brainer request if you celebrate Christmas every year, but we’re Jewish and our December decorations usually consist of an old brass menorah and a small blue and white Happy Hanukkah...
Gift Shopping For My Tween This Christmas Has Been My Favorite Present Era Yet
Dobrila Vignjevic/E+/Getty Images The influencer gift guides started early this year — I saw some hocking their Amazon storefronts for stocking stuffers back in October — and they all look virtually the same. Gift guides for him include bluetooth speakers and hoodies and fancy sneakers. Gift guides for her are full of coffee table books (please...
My Son’s Favorite Toy Is A Tampon
rudi_suardi/E+/Getty Images When my son was a toddler I discovered an essential parenting hack: an inexpensive toy that reliably ate up 15 minutes of our endless days. It was light and portable, easy to stash in a pocket. Plus, I almost always had one on me, or a friend could rustle one up in fair...



