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Kristin Bailey Murphy is a writer and photographer who lives in Southern California with her surfer husband and three children. She is an accidental stay-at-home mom who's addicted to books, hiking, and Target.
When Smart Kids Boycott Big Books
My daughter's friends were reading books like "Harry Potter" while she still liked books like "Pinkalicious." She was certainly capable of reading bigger books, so why wasn't she?
Braces ... at 8?
As a result of a love for her thumb, our little girl had to get braces -- five years early.
Mean Girls: Sugar and Spice, My Foot!
During the strange pubescent years, you are either a mean girl or one who is picked on by a mean girl. I was the latter.
My Tween Likes a Boy with Green Hair
I'm sure you more seasoned parents out there have gone through this, but for me it's a first: My 9-year-old has a crush. And this kid -- prepare yourself, now -- has green hair. Am I being snooty? Or just worried my daughter's not more like me?
'How Did Daddy Plant the Seed in You?'
Due to the recent addition of a new baby, my other two kids got really curious about how -- ahem -- babies are made. Yikes!
