I’m flying to Chicago tonight with my three kids, sans husband. Somewhere today are the individuals who will be on the same flight as us. They’re going about their business, peacefully unaware of the potential hell awaiting them. Of course, my toddler and infant may sleep like angels (ahem, Benadryl) while my Tween is immersed […]
My husband and I seem to parent our children differently based on their genders. I read a post by blogger Janelle Harris today in which she discussed the difference between her and her boyfriend’s parenting styles. Harris’s tween daughter wanted a piece of candy and to shut down the back-and-forth debate that ensued when Harris […]
My son has recently become obsessed with any and everything that features wheels. He has eschewed all of his toys that aren’t trucks, cars, or tractors, and each morning when he wakes up, he throws a fit until I open the window so he can look out onto our street and point to all of […]
The husband and I recently watched the movie Precious, and I was traumatized. I wanted to swoop into Harlem and adopt everybody and donate all my worldly possessions to AIDS research. I still do. Shudder. My infant gets a multitude of endearments bestowed upon her fuzzy little head, and the other day I looked and […]
What’s the worst thing a mom can hear from her middle schooler at ten o’clock at night? How about “Mom, I think I left my history study guide at school. Oh, and the test is tomorrow.” What can be done? Nothing, really. I mean, I guess you could stay up until midnight hunting relevant information […]
Whether it’s your first pregnancy or your fifth, it’s nearly impossible to get a clear handle on the rules of which activities, foods, and drinks to avoid when pregnant. While there are countless do’s and don’ts swirling around the prego-sphere counseling you on what you should and shouldn’t do during your nine months of gestation, […]
People do a lot of things that annoy me. Wearing nude pantyhose (unless you’re a flight attendant, which, even in that case, is still pretty unacceptable), talking loudly on a cell phone when in a public place (dude, check if – you are not the most important person on Earth, and no one wants to […]
Cindy from Colorado writes:“I loved your post ‘How You DoinҒ on how meeting other moms is like dating – it’s so true! Have you ever had a Mom ‘breakup’? I just did, and it was pretty uglyŔ Oh, Cindy, I’m feelin’ you, girl. As previously written, when you’re a new mom, you’ll soon realize that […]
My goal for myself this year being; To go through everything we have and bring it to order’. Tackling the paper issues in January makes the most sense to me as I want to have all of last year collected, filed away, and ready for tax preparation before I start adding 2022′s info. I have […]
Last night, my son and my daughter had to pick their courses for high school for next year. My daughter had the toughest time because at 17 she still does not know what she wants to do for a career. No big deal – who knows what they want to become at 17? She will […]