Kids can make you crazy - or they can make you laugh. In this twice-monthly e-mail, columnist Lain Chroust Ehmann shares the joys, tears, laughter and unpredictability that being a parent entails.

As a member of The Parent Trap mailing list, you will receive two e-mailed columns by Lain each month, one on the 1st and one on the 16th. Previous columns can be viewed at the web site.

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