The Question I Never Want My Husband To Ask

April 3, 2013 Subscribe · Forward The Question I Never Want My Husband To Ask When a new baby is born, it seems that the world stops on its axis. The dust bunnies run rampant, dishes sit in the sink longer than usual, and pure fatigue can trump all niceties with one's spouse. Cooking? Forget it. Who can figure out how to find a moment to cook when every other second is spent figuring out how to be a parent? Everything is put aside. Sometimes, that includes the father of this little miracle. In the hustle and bustle of life with a new baby, it's easy to forget that our partners need attention and love too. It's a simple matter to become immersed in baby bliss (and with multiples, perhaps exponentially so), and neglect all else, including ourselves. Continue reading... Why Are Day Cares Banning Swaddling? 4 Terrible Arguments Against Breastfeeding In Public 8 Great Picture Books To Pick Up This Month LOOK: What Motherhood Really Looks Like How To Get Your Kids Out The Door Without Stress Toddler's Poetry Performance Is The Perfect Way To Celebrate National Poetry Month LOOK: What Motherhood Really Looks Like What I Shouldn't Have To Explain About My Pregnancy 10 Things I Learned When I Stopped Yelling At My Kids LOOK: What Motherhood Really Looks Like 5 Things I'd Forgotten About Having A Newborn JENNY ISENMAN Date Night Before Kids vs. Date Night After We still adore our men, but our alone time has little resemblance to the hot dates we once had. Wow, did we take those nights for granted! Want proof? Behold: Date Night Before Kids vs. Date Night After Kids. Continue reading... JACKIE MORGAN MACDOUGALL When Good Parents Grow Ugly Who says that the second we have kids, we're supposed to behave like saints, suddenly free of the baggage we've carried around for years? I personally wish someone had pulled me aside at a young age and explained that parents are just trying to find their way as they go. Continue reading... SHEILA QUIRKE Teaching My Son to Appreciate the Glory of Spring Long story short, if I am doing my mothering job properly, my boy will some day come to recognize and appreciate the glory of Spring himself. He will know that life is universal and that its cyclical nature is confirmation of something to be celebrated. Continue reading... ELLEN SEIDMAN How Labels Fail Our Kids When people figure that Max has autism because he looks or acts a certain way, or when people think that kids with autism are like Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, they presume to know what our children are like -- which does our kids a major disservice. Continue reading... HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE Autism, Meet Adolescence: One Momma's Perspective and Solutions Socially, the stakes change when high school begins. For a 15-year-old with autism, it can be like being at the bottom of the Grand Canyon looking up. A massive climb. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003