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Cartoon by Barbara Smaller

Cartoon: Barbara Smaller

I love this cartoon:

One woman says to another, “My favorite part of being a stay-at-home mom is when they’re at school.”

Oh, c’mon, Mum, are you trying to tell us the thought never crossed your mind?

Not even once at the end of a long summer with three kids who don’t wanna do tennis lessons, Daddy away at work, and that new not-house-trained-yet puppy? (I was there, remember. Kids know these things!)

Originally published in The New Yorker October 14, 2002 — I think it should have hit the magazine in September, though — the cartoon’s shared here by kind permission.

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Game Design: Exploring Creativity with Children

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Well, no, I really can’t describe Mitch Allen for you. Creator of games, web designer and word player, fount of fantastical ideas that stretch my perception of what I think I know… Above all, he’s a deeply dedicated father, as this first guest post from the Allen household will show. Enjoy! ~ Jen Game Design: Exploring [...]

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Say No to Mealtime Mayhem: Eating Out With Your Baby or Toddler

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Here’s one of the more sensible lots of parenting advice I’ve seen for ages. And I’m not just saying that because it was written by a friend. Sharon Hurley Hall truly knows whereof she speaks — she’s well-experienced at dining out with a very young child, and also one of the more down-to-earth people I’ve [...]

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