No wonder they were called The Good Old Days!! When you were growing up, how many times did you hear your parents (if you are a baby boomer … or older!!) utter those immortal words ‘The Good Old Days!! Did you ever wonder just exactly what they were alluding to?  I did, for the life of me I could not imagine for one crazy second why they would think that things were better when ‘they’ were growing up. In fact I clearly remember the passion behind the voices of my grand and great grandparents when they felt the need to remind my parents and I that ‘their good old days’ were far b...

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 here) to have mothers who actually had the where-with-all to at the very least, sensibly explain th...

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 admiration on the face of Rudolph Nureyev . But hey, most of us have been there, haven't we?  - on the ...

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, most baby's probably get kissed more than they would like. #6 "Milk Tester." Baby's are connoisse...

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 feeling only sympathy for anyone you know who has,  or is about to have children of their own. So, prio...