11 Skills I've Discovered Since Having Kids

11 Skills I've Discovered Since Having Kids

Being a parent is all about responding to the needs and desires of your children, no matter how strange some of those needs and desires may seem (why would anyone choose to watch four grown men dressed in primary-colored turtlenecks singing about spaghetti and bananas?). Adapting to the needs and desires of your small creatures results in the discovery of several skills you never knew you had - skills you probably never knew existed or even needed to exist.

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Why Sex Departed When Motherhood Arrived

Why Sex Departed When Motherhood Arrived

It'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.

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