Sunday, September 14th is the 5th annual Tucson Zoological Society’s “Ice Cream Safari”.
It’s for TZS members only, and costs $5 for adults, $3 for kids 2-14, and free for the under-two crowd.
All you can eat ice cream, crafts, face painting, games, jumping castle, giraffe feeding.
The event is from 5-7pm, and the Zoo grounds will stay [...]

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Announcing the official launch of the YogaMamaMe web site, created by one of our great friends, and an amazing writer and yoga teacher, Melissa Cole Essig. Here is the good word:
Come join a community of women and men searching for mindfulness in a life that can make you lose your mind.
Whether you are mothering a [...]

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Did you choose to find out the sex of your child before s/he was born?
Why or why not?
I’ll reply after some comments roll in…

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Gifts for new parents…I love thinking about stuff like this, semi-embarrassing as it is (there are bigger concerns in the world, etc). I love making lists and daydreaming about The Perfect Afternoon. So as a public service, here are some suggestions for gifts for new parents. Feel free to email this link to your family [...]

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This is a photo I took over a year ago, of our infant son and the Love Dog. I’m so glad I captured this moment.

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This is something I wrote a couple months after our son was born. When I read it now, I can viscerally (and somewhat painfully) remember those early days and the intense feelings that ambushed me quite regularly. Everything felt so…serious. Now I am used to my connection to our son, and am comfortable with it, [...]

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Loved this Q&A in Salon. Thanks to A.O.F., a TucsonGreatGrandma (!!), for sending this. What do you think? Did any of her points rub you the wrong way? Did the article make you laugh, feel relieved/guilty/angry/embarrassed/smug?  

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Yesterday’s Arizona Daily Star had this opinion piece about the subject.
Comments?
I too find it annoying when there’s a crying baby at a movie or concert. Some places–airplanes–it can’t be helped. But if your baby’s crying and you have the option to leave, I think it’s the right thing to do. And I’m vehemently opposed to [...]

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A month or so ago we had a post about nurturing, and mentioned that we hoped that this site would be a place for discussion about ways that we take care of each other aside from being traditional mamas or dads.
On that note, we asked our great friend Amy (the person we had in mind [...]

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I went to see “The Business of Being Born” on Sunday at UMC.
It was a surprisingly full house. I expected that the movie would elicit a strong reaction from me–though I wasn’t sure of what nature. What I wasn’t prepared for was the feel of the crowd.
At first I was so excited to see the [...]

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