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February 1, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Why 3 Is My Favorite Age This post is the third in the series "This Is Childhood," which captures moments in our children's lives, from age 1 to 10. I was slow to motherhood. Painfully slow. To be perfectly honest, I was scared of my first baby, Sam. I convinced my husband to change all the diapers at the hospital. I didn't do the first few sponge baths at home. My willingness and desire to nurse him for close to a year was the crowning achievement of my first year as a mother. That I announced Sam's status as a breastfed child whenever possible said more about my insecurities in every other department than any feelings I had about "breast is best." Continue reading... Show Us Your Super Bowl Babies! What I Never Expected When I Met My Birth Parents Hilarious Spin On Odd Facebook Trend Dominic Pio Gundrum, Baby Born With Encephalocele And Tessier Facial Cleft, Recovering From Craniofacial Surgery (PHOTOS) Kid Dances To 'It's Tricky' At NBA Game For One Incredible Minute (VIDEO) 3 Reasons We're Slightly Suspicious Of This 'Teacher's Note' (PHOTO) 3 Reasons We're Slightly Suspicious Of This 'Teacher's Note' (PHOTO) Alex Echols, Boy With Autism, Gets Medical Marijuana To Manage Self-Destructive Rages (VIDEO) Alex Echols, Boy With Autism, Gets Medical Marijuana To Manage Self-Destructive Rages (VIDEO) What Not to Say to a Working Mom Kid Dances To 'It's Tricky' At NBA Game For One Incredible Minute (VIDEO) CYMA SHAPIRO The Love and Wounds of Adopting On my younger kids' birthdays, my husband asks me in passing, "What time were they born?" before catching himself foolishly. They've started turning away when they hear this, cognizant of the fact that none of us know. But, here's the truth: They are mine, and they aren't. Continue reading... LAURA COCOCCIA Santa, Self-Deception, and the Survival Instinct "Self-deception" might seem like a fairly heavy-handed term to use in describing the average 5-year-old's belief in Santa Claus. So let's extend the metaphor, as Michael Shermer does, back to our ancestors. Continue reading... SHANNON SUTHERLAND Even Parents Trip The moment the word "trip" left my mouth, I burst into tears. I had been holding my emotions in all day, trying to stay calm for my daughter. But as I recounted that day's events to the nurse I couldn't do it for a second longer. I tripped, my daughter hit her head and now we're in the ER. Continue reading... BETH KOBLINER The 4 Biggest Money Mistakes Parents Make We as parents bring a lot of baggage and emotion into the topic of money, and we can quickly feel guilty or embarrassed by what we did and didn't teach our children. It's important to keep in mind that there often aren't clear-cut right answers. Continue reading... LIZ KOZAK Could My Daughter Be the Next Tina Fey? Last night, millions of viewers bid farewell to one of television's most beloved characters of all time: Liz Lemon. For so many of us awkward, nerdy, trying-to-make-it-in-this-crazy-world gals, she was an icon. For me, specifically, the Other Liz was a hero. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.