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Worst Kids Toys of 2006
By Melissa Summers
These toys looked great in commercials, but turned out to be a bust. On our Don’t Buy list: Moon Sand, Go Go My Walkin’ Pup and more.
Beauty & Style
When Perfume Attacks!
By Amalah
Dear Amalah, Hi! I recently found your advice column and I absolutely love it! I’m not a mom (yet) but I do have a question that I think you may be able to help me with. I hope. I dearly love perfume but it does…
Your Life
Focus on My Wishlist
By Isabel Kallman
by Tracey Clark of Mother May I
Your Life
So close.
By Alice Bradley
As in every week, a lot has been going on. But my mind keeps going back to James Kim. As I’m sure you know, Kim, his wife, and two children were missing for days and days in the Oregon wilderness. On Monday his wife and…
Beauty & Style
Because Pothole Pore-Pocked is No Way to Go Through Life
By Amalah
ohmygod! MYFACE! Ok, riddle me this batman. I seem to have GINORMOUS pores around my nose and chin that collect dirt and such. I use a face wash, toner and a water based moisturizer but I still seem to have these craters on my face….
Party & Play
Best Children’s Board Games
By Melissa Summers
We’ve compiled a list of board games to play as a family. All these games sound like winners given my fast, easy and engaging for adults and children criteria.
Beauty & Style
Fight the Frump Report: Week 2 (and 3? what day is it? where am I?)
By Amalah
(A quick pre-actual-content aside: Why didn’t anyone TELL ME this dress was for sale? And for only $807,000! We could’ve gone halfsies!) So it’s taken a little longer than I expected, but I think I’m finally getting the hang of this whole “rise above the…
Products & Services
Need Help With Your Holiday Photo Cards? We’re Here for You
By Melissa Summers
It’s that time of year again! And to help you out, we’ve rounded up our favorite holiday card sites, and some simple tips for getting a good photo.
Beauty & Style
Because Nothing Surprises Me Anymore
By Amalah
Amalah, Should I dye my betty? http://www.bettybeauty.com/fun.html Shiz Uhhh. Sure! I guess. If you want. Curtains and drapes, and such. Knock yourself…out…with that. (Although you know what? After a solid week of Non-Stop Britney Spears Crotch Shots, I just can’t snark too hard on something…
Pregnancy
What to suspect when you’re expecting
By Alice Bradley
The New York Times broke the news this week: despite all the warnings against it, pregnant women have been known to sometimes enjoy a glass of beer or wine. Anyone who lives in the world knows this, although some people believe it’s their job to…
Beauty & Style
Because I Have Never Messed With Texas
By Amalah
Hi Amy! Welcome to my hell. Hell consists of…. a. Spending your hard-earned Christmas vacay with your boyfriend’s never-before-met-family. b. Being told that his best friend (Sara) is the “Gold Standard” of women that his mother measures all others against. That’s, no lie, a direct…
Holidays
Keep Those Little Fingers Busy With These Kid-Friendly Holiday Crafts
By Melissa Summers
Put your kids to work this holiday season! These five fun crafts make it easy for them to help with gifts and decorations. Ho ho ho!
Beauty & Style
Because I Am Not Completely Irrelevant! Yet!
By Amalah
Dear Amalah, My question relates to the skinny jeans I bought and then regretted because they make my bum look rather… well, enormous. I’m a UK size 10 so I’m not supermodel-skinny, but I’m not huge. I’m also quite short (5 foot 3 inches in…
Holidays
Best Children’s Crafts Websites and Resources
By Melissa Summers
Maybe you want to make gifts with your kids to save money or maybe you’re one of those parents who enjoys making things with kids. Here are some sites for you.
Products & Services
Because It Pays to be a Shampoo Snob
By Amalah
Dear Amalah, Lately, I have been having serious issues with my hair. It’s always been the main thing I spend my time on, beauty-wise, and that time used to pay off. For most of my life, I’ve taken great care of my hair, and subsequently…
Holidays
Gobble.
By Alice Bradley
Happy post-Thanksgiving weekend! There will be no new post today, because Thanksgiving sucked my brain dry. My relatives were clamoring for foodstuffs with which to fill their mouth-holes, and I was the one assigned to do the cooking. I will be return to you next…
Relationships
Intermission
By Amalah
So it appears that I am taking the week off. Because of…Thanksgiving. Yes. That’s it. I have…giblets and such to deal with. And don’t even get me started on my napkin-folding issues. Ha. No, actually I’m selling my house and looking for a new one,…
Products & Services
Best Baby Books and Pregnancy Journals
By Melissa Summers
Check out these baby books and journals that we love (and think you will too!) for documenting your most precious memories.
Baby
Because Mother Nature made bottles for a reason.
By Alice Bradley
Thank you, Delta Airlines. Thank you for finally taking a stand against the #1 scourge of the skies: nursing women. Last month a woman nursing her child was asked to leave the plane after she refused to hide under a blanket. She claims she was…
Products & Services
Best Children’s Wall Decals
By Melissa Summers
Inspiration in the form of stickers you attach to your walls for a simple way to brighten up your child’s bedroom.
Beauty & Style
Fight the Frump Report: Week One
By Amalah
So I was about halfway through a regular old Smackdown Q&A, cheerfully bossing someone around about their personal grooming habits, when it hit me that it’s already been a week since I posted this. The Laura Bennett Challenge. Fight the Frump. And so forth. So…
Products & Services
Food Blogs for Nourishing Inspiration
By Melissa Summers
I’ve been reading food blogs for about a year now and I’m always left with the impression that it’s quite possible I could be enjoying food more than I am now. Specifically buying the ingredients and putting together the food I feed my family with….
Relationships
I Hate Visiting My MIL’s Filthy House. Help!
By Amalah
I hate visiting my mother in law because her house is a filthy mess. Should I say something and risk hurting feelings? Help!
Products & Services
Because You Can Take My Curel Out of My Cold, Dead Hands
By Amalah
Dear Amalah, OK, this is driving me crazy, and I figure if anyone can find out this answer you can. I used to just use whatever makeup and moisturizers worked well for me. But, then, about two years ago, I started hearing about how bad…
Beauty & Style
Because We Heart Makeovers
By Amalah
Dearest Amalah, I’m getting married in exactly 3 weeks. I’m sorry, let me rephrase. I’m getting married in EXACTLY.3.WEEKS! All the details have been ironed out as I sit here and twiddle my thumbs waiting for the day to just get here already. I’m getting…
Your Life
Victory!
By Alice Bradley
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Beauty & Style
Because It’s High Time For a Manifesto
By Amalah
(Not exactly a Q&A today, but…eh. Is my column and I feel like yakking about myself instead.) I had a dream last night where a woman stopped me on the street and started shrieking and pointing and telling me that I needed to shave my…
Products & Services
Best Personalized and DIY Gifts
By Melissa Summers
If you’re looking for a gift that is unique and can be personalized to make your friends and family feel special, we’ve got some ideas for you.
Beauty & Style
Because I Updon’t
By Amalah
Dear Beautifully Coiffed Amalah, I’ve just been invited to Las Vegas for a swanky event — the Marine Corps Ball! It’s like prom for grown-ups! My dilemma: the travel thing. I live in the Philadelphia area, so I’ll be flying six hours to get to…
Holidays
Dear Santa, Here’s My Christmas List
By Melissa Summers
We’ve got the scoop on writing to Santa — including his address, and how to get a response!
Your Life
Welcome to Wonderland.
By Alice Bradley
Behold! You have entered Wonderland: a weekly round-up of news and events and occurrences occurring in this topsy-turvy world of ours. In the coming months and years, I’ll focus on whatever news happens to strike my fancy. Given that Wonderland does, after all, live on…
Holidays
Reader Round Up: Best Kids’ Halloween Costumes
By Melissa Summers
You all have such cute kids. And your cute kids have cute Halloween costumes.
Products & Services
Because I Think it’s Time For the Return of the Earmuff
By Amalah
Dear Amy, I recently cut my hair shorter than it has ever been cut before. And I am absolutely in love with it. (Here’s a picture for your reference. My face is really shadowed and my arm looks unusually enormous, but the hair looks pretty…
Holidays
Candy Buzz Buzz
By Melissa Summers
Halloween is finally over. Now someone needs to come take all this candy away from me. Quick.
Beauty & Style
Because Anna Wintour Would Probably Sue
By Amalah
Hi Amy, I recently moved to a smallish new city, and after three months, I finally put off the inevitable and went to get a haircut. I randomly chose a salon that looked established and I told the stylist that I wanted a jawline bob,…
Beauty & Style
Because the Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves
By Amalah
Hey Amy, I’m hoping you’ll be able to assist me with a fashion dilemma. I’m 21, I have no idea how to dress for my body type, and I’m hoping you’ll give me suggestions on things like shirts, dresses, and pants that won’t make me…
Products & Services
National Book Month: Best Online Resources for Finding Children’s Books
By Melissa Summers
Some great blogs that review children’s books and literature. It’s not by any means exhaustive but it’s a great place to start and find more blogs in this field.
Beauty & Style
Because You Asked For It
By Amalah
Hey Amy, Ever since I discovered mineral-based foundation I have had an optimism/skepticism dichotomy going on in my head that is driving me nuts. So I thought I would ask. Do you have any experience? I would totally just try it, but it’s like $80….
Beauty & Style
Because Who Doesn’t Love Free Stuff?
By Amalah
Hi Amy: Someone recently posted a link to our website Three Chickadees in reply to one of your posts on AlphaMom.com. I must admit I hadn’t heard of the site before, but when I saw all of the hits Three Chickadees was getting from your…
Holidays
Favorite Monster Books for Halloween
By Melissa Summers
October is National Book Month, so we’ve rounded up four of our favorite monster books for kids, just in time for Halloween!
Your Life
There is hope for television yet
By Heather B. Armstrong
Every Fall when the new television season is rolled out, I invariably become emotionally involved in those series which are yanked by their networks after only a few episodes. I have an uncanny ability to pick the losers, probably due to the fact that I…
Baby
Because No One Likes An Itch
By Amalah
Hello Amalah- I need your advice! Every year around this time, especially living in Minnesota, my skin gets very very dry. Not just dry, but to the point where I can SEE the dry, especially on my thighs? and my upper arms. I’ve been testing…
Beauty & Style
Because…Blow Out!
By Amalah
Amy, I just recently had a spa day with friends to celebrate a milestone in the world of hair. Yes, you got it, I had a foot of hair cut off and am donating it to Pantene Beautiful Lengths which gives wigs to women who…
Beauty & Style
Because to Everything There is a Season
By Amalah
Amy, My question pertains to fall clothing and when exactly a full-on switch should be made to fall clothing/fabrics/accessories over the current summery ones being used. I’m assuming – but this is where I need help – that it depends on the actual temperature of…
Health & Safety
Brusha-Brusha! Best Children’s Toothbrushes
By Melissa Summers
Halloween is coming and we think this is the perfect time to talk about the best toothbrushes for getting the job done right.
Products & Services
Scrapblog: Inspiration, Even for People Like Me
By Isabel Kallman
By Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks Some time ago, my husband and I were sitting in the orientation session of an adoption agency. The director was counseling the attendees on talking to our not-yet-born children about their adoptions. “A great way would be through the creation…
Holidays
Halloween Trick or Treat Bags and Festive Extras
By Melissa Summers
We’re sharing a few of our favorite Halloween accessory ideas — including festive treat bags and versatile foam masks.
Baby
Because Pregnancy Makes You Crazy, Period
By Amalah
Experiencing anxiety while pregnant can be worrisome — but it’s also completely normal. The first step in managing your pregnancy blues is to talk about them.

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Latest Posts

Worst Kids Toys of 2006

When Perfume Attacks!

Focus on My Wishlist

So close.

Because Pothole Pore-Pocked is No Way to Go Through Life

Best Children’s Board Games

Fight the Frump Report: Week 2 (and 3? what day is it? where am I?)

Need Help With Your Holiday Photo Cards? We’re Here for You

Because Nothing Surprises Me Anymore

What to suspect when you’re expecting

Because I Have Never Messed With Texas

Keep Those Little Fingers Busy With These Kid-Friendly Holiday Crafts

Because I Am Not Completely Irrelevant! Yet!

Best Children’s Crafts Websites and Resources

Because It Pays to be a Shampoo Snob

Gobble.

Intermission

Best Baby Books and Pregnancy Journals

Because Mother Nature made bottles for a reason.

Best Children’s Wall Decals

Fight the Frump Report: Week One

Food Blogs for Nourishing Inspiration

I Hate Visiting My MIL’s Filthy House. Help!

Because You Can Take My Curel Out of My Cold, Dead Hands

Because We Heart Makeovers

Victory!

Because It’s High Time For a Manifesto

Best Personalized and DIY Gifts

Because I Updon’t

Dear Santa, Here’s My Christmas List

Welcome to Wonderland.

Reader Round Up: Best Kids’ Halloween Costumes

Because I Think it’s Time For the Return of the Earmuff

Candy Buzz Buzz

Because Anna Wintour Would Probably Sue

Because the Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves

National Book Month: Best Online Resources for Finding Children’s Books

Because You Asked For It

Because Who Doesn’t Love Free Stuff?

Favorite Monster Books for Halloween

There is hope for television yet

Because No One Likes An Itch

Because…Blow Out!

Because to Everything There is a Season

Brusha-Brusha! Best Children’s Toothbrushes

Scrapblog: Inspiration, Even for People Like Me

Halloween Trick or Treat Bags and Festive Extras

Because Pregnancy Makes You Crazy, Period

Week-by-Week

Pregnancy Calendar

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