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5 Family Road Trip Tips

I used to tremble with fear when I heard certain words put together: Kid-Friendly Budget-Buy Licensed-Character Road-Trip Those words were giant flashing lights to AVOID Until I joined the motherhood sorority. Now, you may have noticed that my motherhood sorority is not capitalized. It is not some fancy Tea-on-Tuesdays-at-the-Clubhouse Sorority. Nope, my motherhood sorority is... Read more »

By Crystal Intini Alperin,
June 29, 2012 at 12:21 pm • 

California Burst My Bubble (In a Good Way)

Two weeks ago, my husband and I took our son on our very first family vacation. We ventured out to San Francisco, California to visit my family. The weeks leading up to our trip, I worried about taking my 10 month old on a four-hour plane ride. I was very nervous about having to nurse... Read more »

By Shari,
April 18, 2012 at 11:12 am • 

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