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    Ten good things about boys: Attaining synthetic happiness one gender stereotype at a time

    by Lisa March 18, 2011
    March 18, 2011

    As we’ve been mulling over the fact that we’re having a boy this week, Mike and I have been talking about all things little boy and little girl. It started …

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  • Pregnancy

    It’s a…

    by Lisa March 14, 2011
    March 14, 2011

    All the women at Mike’s office want it to be a girl. Our landlady wants it to be a girl. Mike’s mother, after having two boys of her own, wants …

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  • Pregnancy

    Life lessons on pregnancy and breastfeeding from cows

    by Lisa March 10, 2011
    March 10, 2011

    I still remember the moment, about two months after we were married, when the cows made their first appearance in the discourse of our relationship. I can’t remember what we …

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  • Life in Laos

    Dead cats, working elephants, new schools, and other tidbits from Laos

    by Lisa March 8, 2011
    March 8, 2011

    It’s a public holiday here in Laos, so Mike and I are celebrating by working together at the kitchen table. Yeah, we really know how to do public holidays in …

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  • Life in Laos

    Birthday Presents and Love Languages

    by Lisa March 4, 2011
    March 4, 2011

    It’s Mike’s birthday today, which thankfully I remembered one fuzzy minute after I woke up. “Happy birthday,” I said, as he placed ginger tea and a plate full of mango …

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  • Psychology

    Happiness and the Mango Tree Rains

    by Lisa March 2, 2011
    March 2, 2011

    It rained last night and today – a brief, wet, respite right in the middle of the dry season. Locals have told us that these rains generally come every year, …

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