Childbirth vs Circumcision During the 20th century, more than 120 million foreskins were severed from American penises.  Of course these days there is a marked movement to render obsolete this archaic 'male genital mutilation'. Briefly, on the subject of Childbirth, our dear mothers told us that this was ultimate womanhood and, that it was going to be, among other things, a pain we would soon forget. Some of us girls were fortunate enough in the 1960/1970's  (I am talking baby boomer crowd he...

So , during an afternoon of  'women and motherhood' discussion with myself and my daughter (the still a little shell shocked mother of a year and a half old son and 3 year old daughter) my niece, pregnant with her first baby, bravely, if not a bit naively, gave us her opinion of what she believed was ....'A Real Mother'... The discussion was certainly animated and spirited. Ok, so I had to sit on my daughters lap to keep her from performing a cross room leap that would have put a smile of admir...

7 Funny Baby Onesies Sayings by Jenny Funny things exist in this world that make it a little better place. Babies are definitely on the list of things that bring more joy to the world. Personally, I love see a baby wearing a funny baby onesie. Image via Wikipedia Below are seven cute baby onesie sayings that make me laugh. To fully enjoy these sayings, try visualizing a cute baby you know wearing them. #7 "No Mistletoe needed." This one is really funny around the holidays. Let's admit it...

The leap from being a DINK-couple (double income no kids) to choosing parenthood and planning to have children is not for the feint of heart. Image via Wikipedia Without a doubt it is a decision that has resulted in many a calm, even-tempered and balanced individual being reduced to uncontrollable sobbing and requiring sedatives or varying degrees of therapy. This 'Test' will either have you in stitches of laughter or swearing under oath to give up any thought of having children and feeli...

Grandma: Learning To Drive Yeeha!! Grandmas' are just the greatest, they seem to have a unique mischievousness that kids instinctively recognise.  Being one that  loves  both reading and writing about the humor in parenting and grand-parenting behaviours  and,  a Grandma myself, a deliciously devious one at that, I truly enjoyed the humor and catch-line in this article by Monica F. Anderson. Enjoy... Teaching Grandma to Drive By Monica F. Anderson Image by beccaplusmolly via Flickr ...