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People

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

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A photographer’s work with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is a network of volunteer photographers who are on call to serve bereaved families and honor their children through infant remembrance photography. Angela is one such photographer.

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An interview with Adele, the mother behind “Mila’s Daydreams”

Ariel discovered Adele’s website Mila’s Daydreams last week, and immediately knew that we had to have an interview with Adele!

An epic unmedicated, hospital, and midwife-assisted birth story

The mother of all natural, midwife-assisted, hospital birth stories. Buckle in, because this one is long, challenging, and glorious.

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How should my child’s gender be defined?

The age-old struggle: defining gender. Every family has a different way of approaching the topic, and Denise is in the process of figuring out what exactly “female” means for her three month old, Nikte.

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Challenges of helping an independence-craving teenager

Teens and toddlers have more in common than meets the eye–particularly when it come to their cravings for independence.

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Can we change princess culture?

Can we re-message and re-package what “princess” means and looks like in a way that makes princess life empowering and not merely about external appearance, wealth, and netting a hot young prince?

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The ups (and downs) of toddler-hood

Got a crazy, attention-demanding, kisses-giving, totally lovable toddler in your life? You’ll dig this.