Author: Allison Slater Tate

I’m this week’s guest blogger over at a new site named weeSpring. weeSpring isn’t paying me anything or sponsoring me or whatnot; I just happen to like the concept of the site and I’m proud to be there this week! The site is a mixture of reviews and social media, so it allows you to…

(This post is part of my own continuing series, Unexpected Moments in Parenting. It was originally written in 2007, but, strangely, not much has changed since then!) I don’t know who thought up the idea of the bounce-house warehouse party place, but that person is doing pretty well for him or herself right about now. In…

[Perhaps I should have called this “Body Fluid Edition” instead? That might have been redundant.] 1. Poop in swim diapers. ‘Nuff said. 2. Playmobil or Lego sets that are put together exactly once and for only approximately 42 minutes before they are disassembled and their million tiny pieces scatter to the four winds and end…

A few months ago, a friend suggested I write about a controversial issue she spotted heating up another friend’s Facebook page. Gun control? Gay marriage? The dreaded Fiscal Cliff? No. Homework. The forgotten kind. A mother posted on her Facebook status that her young son had forgotten his homework, tucked in his math book, after…

When my firstborn was three weeks old, I called my lactation consultant.  “Is it, um, normal for him to cry, like, for hours at a time? Because he does, and… uh, I am just wondering, is that normal? Just what a newborn does?” She paused, then answered simply, “No, it’s not normal.” That was all…

Today, a different kind of list. I’m nobody’s definition of a domestic goddess. I never took a class in housekeeping at college. I don’t know how to make a cup of coffee, and I don’t know how to iron. It’s true. I’m not proud. I have strategic dryer removal skills, coupled with a back-up plan…

Ten and a half years ago, my husband and I brought home our firstborn son with trembling hands and racing hearts. I didn’t even know where to begin; it was a new life for me, taking care of a new life. I felt very small and very overwhelmed. Today, I realized that my firstborn son’s…

One Saturday morning about five years ago, I took all my boys to the baseball field to sign my then-5 year old firstborn up for spring baseball. While I struggled to decide what size hat and tiny baseball pants he would need so I could complete the forms, a few of the coaches who were…

This morning, I used Rafflecopter to pick a random winner for my zulily/The Honest Company giveaway of one pack of diapers and wipes. Melissa S., you are the winner! For those of you who don’t know Melissa, she is a mom of four as well and the face behind Another Lunch, making healthier and less…

I have to admit, I don’t consider myself the savvy blogger type. I have never done a real giveaway, and I will only ever give away products or books that I myself consider truly awesome or worth it. This qualifies. My friends at zulily recently partnered with The Honest Company (aka Jessica Alba’s baby care…