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Laurie Sontag is a writer and mother who wishes parenting had come with an instruction manual. She's been a humor columnist for south bay newspapers since 2001 and has a popular blog, Manic Motherhood. Feel free to contact her at laurie@lauriesontag.com.

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No, Virginia, Santa can't answer letters this year

Friday, December 18th, 2009 · 1 comment

For 50 years, volunteers in North Pole, Alaska have been answering Santa’s letters. 50 years. Last year, the volunteers answered 150,000...
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Have a Guitar Hero Holiday

Monday, December 14th, 2009 · 1 comment

After many years, Clark Griswold’s holiday display just got outdone. That’s right. The bright display...
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Twoddler: controversy over nothing?

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 · 1 comment

Twoddler for your toddler? Yeah, not so fast. Oh sure a ton of stories out there are promoting Twoddler, a new way for your toddler to tweet you and...
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Zhu Zhu is safe: Mr. Squiggles vindicated

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 · 1 comment

Good news: The Mr. Squiggles is safe. That’s right. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has reviewed independent testing reports and Mr....
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Is hot toy Mr. Squiggles an unsafe Zhu Zhu?

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Watch out for Mr. Squiggles, one of the popular Zhu Zhu toys—or at least that’s what one website says. According to a report released by...
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Cyber Monday: Mommy's best pal

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We’ve all been there. Thanksgiving Day. Kids. Relatives. Dishes. Chaos. By the time Black Friday rolled around, the last thing you wanted to do...
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Christmas in the Park: A San Jose Tradition

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If you’ve lived in San Jose for more than say, a month, and you have kids, you’ve heard of the fabulous Christmas in the Park. Each year,...
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Thanksgiving Activities for Kids

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So you’re standing in the kitchen, with your hand up a turkey’s butt and suddenly a toddler rushes through, followed by a 5 year old, the...
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Disneyland. Deals. Holidays. What more could we want?

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Who can resist the siren call of Disneyland? Oh, please. You know you can’t. And let’s be real, if Disney is tempting all year long,...
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