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

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An ode to skinny jeans

Kayden, my step-son, seems to be following in the same footsteps as myself and his father. He’s relatively unfazed by the current wave of en vogue accoutrements for middle school boys. Skinny jeans, however, were just too powerful a force to overcome. He needed to have skinny jeans.

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The gift of tantrums

Monica gives you an alternate way to think of and cope with those crazy little tantrums toddlers are so fond of throwing.

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Repenting for parenting evangelism

Are you guilty of parenting evangelism? Brooke explores and repents for the times she may have lent an earful when all someone needed was an ear.

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Having THE TALK: When will you introduce your kids to Star Wars?

You know THE TALK is coming someday, and here’s a handy-dandy “Talking to your kids about Star Wars” video to help you out.

My thanksgiving birth story

Somewhere around my 26th week of pregnancy, our midwife Heike taught us how to find the baby’s head in my belly. “It’s called ballottement,” she explained. His head was just under the right side of my ribcage, meaning he was breech. “Don’t worry about it,” my midwife said. “Most babies are breech in the second trimester. He’ll flip.”

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Raising an infant in a multi-person household

Mamacita and her husband share a house with their baby, three other adults, and a variety of animals, and this kind of village works for them!

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Proving you can do it: a successful vaginal birth after c-section

Elizabeth and her son pulled off a successful VBAC and experienced birth the way she always wanted to.

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Thoughts on the 0% abuse rate in American lesbian families

Huffington Post recently released an article entitled Child Abuse Rate at Zero Percent in Lesbian Households. Lynzie asks: “Why is this not surprising?”