Morra Aarons Mele's blog

A mother's stark choice: foster care or providing for her child and serving her country

What if a white male single dad had a 10 month-old, adorable baby boy. Say his wife had died tragically and he had no extended family….The dad was in the army, and he was deployed to Afghanistan. The dad had nowhere for his baby to go while he was deployed… what would happen? I bet that baby would not go to foster care.
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Cobbling together maternity leave- what's the best strategy?

Have you ever noticed how people use the term “cobbled together” when referring to their maternity leave?
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What to get the baby who has everything? Durable holiday gifts for the under one set

It’s about to be “The Holidays” and gift season is upon us. And what to get for the baby who has everything?
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Mommy Week in Review: Every Ounce Counts, Best Companies, and Owning Mommy Aches...and Cupcakes

I am ridiculously excited for our first Halloween! I'm having the mommy group over, and I'm making big girl cupcakes, and baby cupcakes. I was psyched to make carrot cake with nuts and candy corn on top, until someone reminded me both are a choking hazard...I will definitely be sending photos to the BlogHer Halloween Photoshare! My son is going to be Superman (of course...).
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Is Your Smart Phone Pandora's Box?

by Morra Aarons Mele at 1:14pm Sun, 18 Oct 2009 under iphone, texting while driving, Cribsheet, Parenting, distracted driving; 485 views
Here are three reasons why smart phones terrify me. 1) My 23 year-old nanny is now driving the baby around! She is fantastic but when she is at home, the phone buzzes constantly. So I had to figure out how to talk to her about safe driving when she has the baby, and I struggled with it because I felt awkward about it. I asked Sheila Marcelo, founder of Care.com, for her advice on how to talk to a caregiver about texting and driving. She says,
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