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Merry Christmas Eve!

This year we celebrate Claire's first Christmas and J made sure to make it a special one by putting up our very first Christmas tree and decorating it with fancy-schmancy ornaments from Crate & Barrel. We decided not to get the baby any gifts this year because (1) she will not remember it; and (2) she will be happier with a diaper change than with any material object. That being said, our almost-3-month-old daughter has received more Christmas gifts than her parents...

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Average Happiness vs Transcendent Moments

Do you guys watch videos on TED (tagline: "Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world")? If not, you should — the site is filled with thought-provoking talks and discourses from some of the most exceptional people in the world. Yesterday, TED posted a presentation given by Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman, the husband-and-wife team behind the popular websites Nerve and Babble. Their talk, titled "Let's talk parenting taboos," struck a chord with me because not only did they deliver it in a funny and enjoyable way, the content itself was honest and entirely relatable to where I am currently in my life. Grisom and Volkman explores 4 truths that parents are taught by society never to admit...

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