Our Little Secret: The Best Things About Parenthood (Aside From the Kids, of Course)

I'm not one to advocate flaking on plans — with friends, family, work, or anything else. But once you have kids, you can always pull "The little one's come down with a cold," or "We couldn't get a sitter!" card when need be. Little white lies aren't the end of the world . . . when you only employ them just once in a while.