Moms of multiples tell it like it is

Mark your calendars! Beginning this Sunday, May 31st and running through Sunday, June 7th, we will be hosting our new author contest! We were blown away by everyone’s responses to join the ranks of HDYDI MoM’s, and are thrilled to be hosting a week-long contest of wonderful writers! Stay tuned for a week of fabulous [...]

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THANK YOU everyone for your overwhelming response! We are so excited to know how many MoM’s read and enjoy HDYDI! We will be sorting through your responses (loved them all!) and figuring out a few things over the next week. Expect to receive an email in the near future. At this time, the comments section [...]

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While paging through the May 2009 issue of Ladies Home Journal, I came across an article titled “Workplace Wars.” The author, Carol Mithers, wrote about the cultural clash occurring between the Baby Boomers (born between 1946-1964); Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980); and Generation Y or “the Millennials” (born between 1981-2000.) A small but [...]

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This week, April 25 – May 2, is National Infertility Awareness Week®, a movement to raise awareness about the disease of infertility which affects 7.3 million Americans. Do your part to help others understand infertility’s physical and emotional challenges by joining our “ONE THING” campaign to raise awareness and de-stigmatize infertility. If you could tell [...]

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In honor of my grandfather, who was in the hospital this week, I am recycling this post.  Glad you are finally home Pap! We love you! I love taking my kids to visit my grandparents, because my Nina and Pap seem more alive around Jonathan and Faith. Whereas I can feel worn out and beaten [...]

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As my husband and I were driving home last night, he asked me how my day was. “It was a really good day,” I said. “After the kids woke up and we all ate breakfast, we headed to the gym (which I call the ‘play place” for the kids’ sake.) They said ‘hi’ to the [...]

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Dana and Walker live in Seattle with their 2 year old identical twin boys, Finn and Ollie.  They’ve been blogging about their life with the “Deuce” since they were just a plus sign on a pregnancy stick.  Both Dana and Walker enjoy documenting their family adventures, parenting struggles and hilarious toddler antics… Dana through her writing, [...]

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Mommy, Esq lives in the Boston area (where the winters try their best to get her to move South) with six month old Ned and Penny, and her husband of six years. She is a corporate lawyer by trade, but would love to attempt being a wedding photographer. She says “I love taking photographs and doing [...]

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Dan England is one of our dad guest posters. He is the dad of three: toddler Jayden and nearly two-year-old identical twins Allie and Andie, and also husband to Kate.  He is a writer, poker player, mountain climber, runner and baby wrangler.  He has recently written for TWINS magazine, and writes full-time for a newspaper.  He and [...]

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Like most families, we spend a LOT of time in the car. On a daily basis, we average 1-1.5 of driving time. A trip to the park (20 minutes both ways), grocery store (10 minutes), church (20 minutes) or the great-grandparents (25 minutes) means we have to drive everywhere we go. Nothing is within walking [...]

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