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GUEST POST: When Your Kid Will Poop – by Norine of Science of Parenthood

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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Because you can’t talk about motherhood without including a “poop” story… my lovely friend, Norine, over at Science of Parenthood, offered to share this hilarious tale of a nea

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8 Things I Actually Miss About Being Pregnant

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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Originally featured on Scary Mommy
I can hear the gasps now! Wait, what? Who misses being pregnant? All you do is pee yourself, waddle like a duck, gain more weight than you’d like to admit, and com

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Embracing The “Suck” of Motherhood

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Christen is a jack-of-all-trades, master of nothing, who is currently working on mastering her BA in Anthropology. She traded her Navy issued flight deck boots for flip-flops and yoga pants, which are usually decorated with various foods her 12-month-old son has deemed appropriate that day. Christen is also a student and instructor for Bellydance, as well as an aspiring equestrienne, pretend model, and an ADD blogger who explores both the depths of the human social culture conscience, and the lighthearted side of humanity – which includes the best shade of lipstick and what amazing thing to cook next. She is a Pinterest addict who resides in Texas with her husband and son. Follow her blog at www.whirlwindlifes.blogspot.com
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Sometimes you just have to let go.
Sometimes you have to change your expectations and attitude.
Sometimes you have to embrace the suck.
Welcome to motherhood.

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Ten Things MIL’s Do To Piss Us Off

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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Excited to bring you my first collaboration piece with the very talented and hilarious, Sara Sadik! We pulled together universal complaints about MIL’s and wanted to share them with you.

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Baby’s First Flight: How to Get Through Air Travel With Your Sanity

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Christen is a jack-of-all-trades, master of nothing, who is currently working on mastering her BA in Anthropology. She traded her Navy issued flight deck boots for flip-flops and yoga pants, which are usually decorated with various foods her 12-month-old son has deemed appropriate that day. Christen is also a student and instructor for Bellydance, as well as an aspiring equestrienne, pretend model, and an ADD blogger who explores both the depths of the human social culture conscience, and the lighthearted side of humanity – which includes the best shade of lipstick and what amazing thing to cook next. She is a Pinterest addict who resides in Texas with her husband and son. Follow her blog at www.whirlwindlifes.blogspot.com
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The night before our flight to visit relatives in Michigan – I couldn’t sleep. My baby was up all night as per usual, but more so because of teething and a growth spurt.

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THE STRESS, SPILLS AND STENCH OF POTTY TRAINING

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Sara Sadik is a super energized mom of a 22-month-old girl and a new baby boy due in August. She believes in the magic and silver lining ofany situation in life and is on a mission to make you laugh, breathe, and know you’re not alone in this unpredictable and chaotic journey called mommy-hood. Poop and all. She’s signed with an agent and in the process to locking down a publisher so she can finally tell her daddy she’s a published author!
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Every milestone in a mama and baby’s life is challenging. Some are pleasant and perhaps even enjoyable as you navigate your way to the actual accomplishment.

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Your Typical Saturday Night: Pre/Post Kids

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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Boy, how life changes once you have kids.

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Mom-Hacks We’re All Guilty Of

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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Motherhood, along with all of life’s obligations, can often have you looking for any shortcut possible to make it through another day.

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Things I Did When I Was Kid-Free

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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This past weekend I was able to take a quick trip to Texas, my home state, to visit family and attend a concert.

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What Moms Really Want for Mother’s Day

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Holly Rust is a native Texan currently living in the great city of Chicago with her husband and two sons. Aside from chasing around two lunatic boys all day, she is a writer, author, and runs a global skin care business. Her blog was featured on The TODAY Show’s List of Funniest Parents on Facebook. You can find her work on HuffPo, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country, Scary Mommy, Dot Complicated, TODAY and many more. You can also find her essays published in several anthologies. Follow her random thoughts on Facebook and Instagram – but no judging.
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Because moms only get one day a year to be nationally recognized, why not go all out for her this year? Yes sentimental gifts are nice and bring tears to our eyes, but what do we really want? Let me e

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