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“Homeowner”, “renter” or “squatter” – whatever the label, these occupants take the Offbeat wherever they go.

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Confessions of a progressive mama: I sleep-trained my baby

Megan’s parenting confession is “wrapped in guilt, cloaked in shame, manage to stick around despite all my attempts at denial, rationalization, and even good old fashion confrontation.” What is it? She sleep-trained her baby.

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Why age doesn’t matter in marriage or parenthood

Ruth is a twenty-seven year old mama married to a sixty-two year old man — and you thought you had to deal with looks when you go out?!

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Will my child still love me if we wean?

If you wean your child, will he or she still be close? Do you ever just feel like a “walking dairy rack?”

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Toilet training on your kid’s schedule

Do you really need a plan of attack for potty training? What happens if you just let your kid run around naked?

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Stop “trying to be good” in your birth choices

“The more I talked with my doula, the more I realized that not scheduling an induction, not having an epidural, etc. was me trying to be good. Trying to do it right…”

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How can you find yourself when you’re focused on raising someone else?

How do you teach your child to cultivate a sense of self if you yourself don’t have one?

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Be Who You Are: a book about a transgender child

On her blog Today You Are You, Jennifer Carr writes about her daughter’s growth from boy to girl — a transformation that began at age four. And now she’s written a book…

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Dig piñatas? Learn to make a Uteriñata!

When ISN’T a uterus-shaped piñata appropriate for a baby shower?!