Pretty Things on Mighty Junior

Mighty Junior has been busy with the start of the school year. My impeccable friend Margaret Gould Stewart, who is raising a startlingly fashionable brood, sent us some great ideas for dressing little guys:

Guest Editor: Margaret Gould Stewart!

Also, it turns out that kids have cuter outwear options than I do. I cannot tell you how much I want this exact jacket in my size.

Outerwear Roundup: Perfect Coats for Kids

Melissa put together a great selection of budget gifts to keep on hand for birthday parties that sneak up on you. I covet this pen set for my grown-up desk.

Gift Closet Guide: 14 Birthday Gifts Under $20

This kid’s backpack from Chris Jordan’s stint as guest editor is on my list as well. Cute! Super Cute!

Guest Editor: Christ Jordan from Notes from the Trenches

Advice from Mom, Part I

Wear the tight dress. You won’t have that body forever.

If there’s a nuclear war, head north. There will be less fallout up there.

Don’t tell contractors what to do, it pisses them off. Ask them. And bring beer.

If you’re lost in the woods, follow a stream downstream and you’ll find houses.

The more they process the food, the more you have to pay. Buy the whole chicken.

If a bear attacks, curl into a ball to protect your internal organs.

If someone needs money enough to beg for it, give them a dollar.

If you boil willow bark and drink the tea, it’s like taking asprin.

You should iron that.

If something big stabs you, leave it in until you can get to the hospital.

Put a little lipstick on, Margaret.

You need to learn to shoot a handgun.