All posts by Carrie Murphy
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Goodbye From Mommyish’s Resident Doula
I'll be back with feature posts from time to time, hopefully about birth and breastfeeding- related topics. And...
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Wanna Stamp Out Sibling Arguments? Give Your Kids Fighting Fees Like One Dad Did
A Redditor recently shared the list of rules (and fees) that she and her three sisters had...
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This Video Will Make You Appreciate The Miracle Of Midwives
Save The Children has put a real, live birth, featuring a real woman and a real baby,...
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Michelle Obama And Will Ferrell Host The Most Hilarious Focus Group Of Kids For ‘Let’s Move’
This adorable video makes adults smile, sure, but does it really do anything to further the cause of...
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Mother Rightfully Gets Teacher Fired For Letting Her Kid Self Medicate
For all of the uptight hand-wringing over how oversharing on the internet is ruining parenting, one mom's story...
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There’s No Good Explanation For Why A Teacher Made A Child Unclog A Urinal With His Hands
People, I don't even know what to do with the world these days. I really don't. Case in...
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This Baby Was Basically Stolen From Her Father, But It’s In Her Best Interest To Stay Where She Is
There's news in the sad, messy story of Robert Manzanares and his daughter Kaia, who was adopted...
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10 Books To Teach Your Kids About Sex
There are all sorts of approaches to initiating children into the basic facts of life, but if you're...
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Pregnant Commuter Sits On Floor Of Train Because The World Is Full Of Selfish Twits
Imagine you are on a crowded commuter train and you see a visibly-ill pregnant woman sitting on the...
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Reasons To Resent Your Grandmother: Her Pregnancy Nutrition Is Linked To Your Baby’s Birth Weight
Apparently, what your grandmother ate while she was pregnant with your mother could have affected your birth weight....
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Disgusting Jerk Calls Girl Scout ‘Hooker” And I Hope He Never Gets Another Thin Mint, Ever
It seems like Girl Scouts have been getting more abuse lately than ever before.
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Breastfeeding Border Patrol Agent Fired For Daring To Feed Her Kid
Cruz wrote a letter requesting to be placed on light duty, but she received a letter back in...
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Mexican State Law Makes It Illegal To Name Babies ‘Facebook,’ Keep Twitter On The Table, Please
I get that this state wants to protect babies and children from crazy appellations and overly quirky parents,...
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Zoo Kills And Dismembers Healthy Giraffe In Front Of Children, Insert Horror Here
The zoo in Copenhagen is under intense scrutiny after killing a healthy 18-month-old giraffe named Marius in...
