Allie shares with us her hilarious (yet still sad, especially the pic of her dad on the grass) trauma with getting a bike for her sixth birthday.

Parent Hack: Band-aids as temporary outlet covers.

Want book recommendations for the boy in your life? Guys Read is here to help.

Dolls you DON’T want in your child’s bedroom.

Raincoaster frightens us with Britney’s un-be-weave-able hair.  Sorry…

Because now I’m turning into a VJ, too.

Awww yeaaahh, some early eighties rock! Almost worth watching for the lead singer’s outfit alone.

Why I lurve Kelley.

Did this mom shoplift from Whole Foods, or was she just forgetful?

Home births.  Not all that safe for babies?

Dr. Phil’s house is way nicer than yours.  Or mine, for that matter…

Dude.  I can totally see the rabbit.

Passive-aggressive grandmas.  I can relate.

Family together time- geocaching!

The Babbymama (aka Christa) tries to let go of the ick factor that comes with having kids.

Raincoaster schools you on Sir Ian McKellan.

Huggies makes diapers that look like denim. Bad idea.

Parent Hacks tries to make that summer road trip a little more bearable.

Candy breaks the rules by talking about Baby Fight Club.

Open letters to the creators of Lost and Grey’s Anatomy. 

She’s a Jersey Girl at heart.

This has nothing to do with kids or families, but is totally bizarre and I thought you would like to read it.  Because, you know, I’m weird that way.

Actors play dress-up for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.  And could I be any more jealous of Gayle King?

 Your Mama dresses down the press about Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt.

Candy’s True Confessions.  My husband does the same thing, Candy, so don’t feel alone!

Nance exposes Einstein as a big, fat, liar.

Cynthia’s take on Food, Inc.

Kelley lays down the law to her family during her recuperation.

And finally, The Bloggess tells you that your zombie armor is ALL WRONG.

Don’t you love contests that have all of the above? Well, we’ve got one for you! Copy and paste, forward and gossip with abandon!

The newest members of Manolo the Shoeblogger‘s vast internet empire, we launched TeenyManolo in late September, and wouldn’t you know, we are only now getting around to introducing ourselves. Ah, they grow so fast, don’t they? Where does the time go?

As the proud parents, we naturally think that TeenyManolo rocks the Parentblogosphere, and we’re certainly not above offering some good old-fashioned bribery a superfantastic contest to get the word out! We are thrilled to announce the TeenyManolo Sweepstakes, an international contest for Amazon Gift Certificates, two for $50US and one grand prize of $150US to three lucky readers. The contest begins on November 23 and ends at 12AM Pacific Time on December 7, 2007. Entering is simple and free! There are two steps:

1. Link to TeenyManolo in a blog post, whether or not it’s one about the contest.
2. Just come and leave a comment that you’ve linked to us.

And that’s it! A bargain, we think. And really, we are all about the bargains around here.

In related news, we’re also building our blogroll. As dedicated Manolites, we will blogroll you if you blogroll us, because we think that mutual admiration is a lovely thing. Just email theglinda AT gmail DOT com or raincoaster AT gmail DOT com and let us know!

and because the last time we did this, the sole thank-you we got was from a male of the species, this link roundup goes out to (and comes from) the guys.

Let’s see what the Daddysphere has to say for itself lately:

• This is what dads are faux (Charlie’sHouse)
• Barney’s back, biotches! (Dadsmacker)
• Out of the mouths of smoothly lying babes (LADaddy)
• Extreeeeeeeeeeem parenting (TheBlogfathers)
• Ew. Just ew. (TrueDadConfessions)
• No words (ToddDeutsch)
• Personal Questions (ArchieArchive)
• Where in the world is The Crochet Dude (TheCrochetDude)
• Hot buns from a hot mom (ParentsProgress)
• Does the Internet make me a better parent? (GNMParents)
• Tips for dealing with the guy who’s dating your teenage daughter (DadCanDo)
• Why fathers pray for their daughters (Sigmund, Carl and Alfred)