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If you're a parent, chances are you've read a baby book or two (or ten). Or — this being the digital age and all — you've perused a baby website, looking for instructions on how to deal with the tiny human for whom you've become responsible. Personally, I spent large amounts of my pregnancy lounging on the couch with my laptop, a few dozen browser tabs open to various parenting...

While there's no question that I've found being a mom to be one of the most delightful, rewarding experiences of my life, there are also — as with most good things — a handful of downsides. For me, two of those downsides have combined in a way that I still haven't quite managed to solve.

The Dilemma: During pregnancy, I gained weight (well, duh, of course I did), but my schedule as...

When I became a mom, I had certain expectations for ways that my life would change. Sleep deprivation was a given. My home would be a mess. I'd be doing laundry all the time, I'd learn the names of all the characters on Yo Gabba Gabba, and eventually there would be crayon on the walls and Legos under my feet to step on in the dark. I was prepared for all of that.

What I didn't expect —......

When Phillip Phillips was named the 2012 American Idol winner, it was the fifth time in a row that a guy had taken the crown. To be really specific, it was the fifth time in a row that a cute white guy who plays guitar took the crown (WGWG, anyone?). Aside from making us wonder if a girl will ever win American Idol again, we started wondering whether male winners are more...