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My 16-month-old is not talking yet. I mean, like, hardly babbling. Considering my first child was starting to speak in sentences by this age and knew how to spell her name by the time she was 18 months old, I'm freaking out. So, I decided that I would try to be her voice and write myself a letter from her regarding the things I think she would address if she could talk. Here goes...
Read MoreIt's no secret that having children throws a wrench into your sex life. I hope I'm not over-sharing when I say (earmuffs, Mom), things "get intimate" around here, at best, a few times a month. (My husband is probably laughing now, "A few times?" Hey, I said at best.)
I'm sure there are lots of reasons why sex goes out the window once you have children: you are too tired, you are afraid the kids will hear, you ate too much ice cream once you finally got the kids to bed, you don't feel sexy carrying around your baby weight (maybe you should lay off the ice cream... ), etc.
Read MoreValerie Jackson is a basic mom, a tolerable wife, and a self-deprecating writer. She is attempting to raise two young monsters into nice young ladies in Michigan. She has a law degree that’s only current use is to win arguments with her husband.
