The Good Life
"My husband can’t hear me from three feet away, but can hear a chip bag crinkle from the other side of the house."
The Social Security Administration's data shows what parents were naming their newborns a quarter-century ago.
"My husband is out of town, but don’t worry, my kid has standing in front of the kitchen drawers covered."
"Someone stop me from eating the same junk food that I just stopped my kid from eating."
Skills that kids practice at home can lead to success in the classroom.
"I wish my wife looked at me the way she looks at new school supplies."
"The kids were asking me what time they were all born and I said the youngest was born at 1:29am, and they all agreed that it must have been nice that she just came out while I was sleeping."
Researchers and parents themselves explain why the strategy is so effective — especially during tough times.
"Sitting my husband down after a week apart for a little presentation of all the internet videos I saved for him to watch."
Our commitment to being "good mums" leads us to make very different decisions, and it shouldn't be that way.