What we’re reading today:
One Babble blogger says she doesn’t mind if her house is a little messy. Her kids eat off clean plates and wear clean clothes, but her place probably wouldn’t pass a white glove test. “My mudroom may contain actual mud and my countertops may be sticky, but my kids, my husband and I laugh a lot.” How important are shiny floors to you? Is this blogger justified, or do you agree with the comments that she’s just lazy?
So it’s school admission season in NYC and apparently 18-month-olds have to have interviews? Also, parents whose kids do and don’t get into prestigious private schools sometimes lie and get totally bitchy — Slate
And in child car seat news, keep that kid facing the back of the car until about 2-years-old.
