We’ve scoured the Internet to find the stuff we loved, laughed and OMG’d about this week. Check out our picks:

1. Heather Armstrong at the very popular, Dooce.com, gives major laughs and major insight in a post about her random encounter with Gwyneth Paltrow and how they bonded (briefly!) over post partum depression.

http://www.dooce.com/2010/08/04/running-towards-becoming [4]

1. Who can’t relate to a little in-law tug of war? We love the advice and insights one mom gets over being caught between his parents and your parents?
2. http://alphamom.com/your-life/the-in-law-tug-of-war/ [5]
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4. 6 Sites to Get Your Kids Cooking. Summer is nearly over, get in some cooking fun before school starts with these great tips from ParentHacks.com, featured on MyLifeScoop.com  http://mylifescoop.com/featured-stories/2010/08/6-sites-to-get-your-kids-cooking.html [6]
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6. Would you leave your kid in prison even if you had the means to bail him out?  We loved the spirited conversation at the Motherlode this week (thanks Lisa Belkin) , http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/not-bailing-out-your-child/#more-14321 [7], when a Chicago mom left her 17-year old in jail to teach him a lesson. The judge applauded her. Would you bail out your kid?

1. When popular mom blogger, Kristen Chase, who blogs at Motherhood Uncensored, (and the very saucy sex column for parents, Mominatrix  hosted by ImperfectParent.com http://www.imperfectparent.com/mominatrix/ [8]), decided to start a week-long Be a Better Parent Challenge, we couldn’t help but watch. Catch up on the discoveries:  

http://www.motherhooduncensored.net/motherhood_uncensored/2010/08/be-a-better-parent-challenge-day-4-get-down-on-their-level.html [9]