Alice Kuipers
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Alice Kuipers has written three novels: Life on the Refrigerator Door, The Worst Thing She Ever Did and 40 Things I Want To Tell You . Her work is published in 29 countries.

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When Your Kid Gets Sick On a (Not-So-Relaxing) Vacation

(1) Comments | Posted June 12, 2012 | 8:15 AM

I wish I wasn't writing this from experience, but my toddler came down with croup in Cuba last week and I learned some things that I wanted to share to spare any of you the same distress. (He's fine now, by the way.)

Before You Leave:

1- Take two or...

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Why Raising My Second Child Feels Harder Than the First

(3) Comments | Posted June 4, 2012 | 4:10 PM

When I fell pregnant (should I say fell, got, disappeared into a fog of exhaustion and nausea?) with my second child, I remember being in a hazy panic at the prospect of losing more sleep. How on earth would it be possible to fit in another child?

I don't...

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