When it’s NOT Bullying.
Last night at dinner, the Boy brought up a story he’d heard about a Texas high school football team and its coach bullying the opposing team. A parent was claiming that the 91-0 score was evidence his...
View ArticleWhen Parenting is a Crime
This post originally appeared in Blogger Idol’s Week 7 Challenge: Share a “secret”–something your readers don’t know about you … yet. I never would have thought I could be arrested for providing...
View ArticleI’m Thankful for Dirty Socks
Right now, I am thankful for the mounds of laundry needing my attention, the socks and shoes left haphazardly near the couch. I’m grateful for the dirty underwear on the floor in the bathroom and the...
View ArticleThe Day an Ambulance Drove Away with My Heart
There are few things that thrust perspective into life like following an ambulance carrying your child. Watching movements through the back windows, unable to see clearly, wondering what’s happening as...
View ArticlePerfectly Imperfect: Learning to Appreciate My Mistakes
If I could go back in time to change anything, would I? Would you? Looking back over the years, I have a few regrets–many of them relating to things I’ve done (or not done) with my kids. There are all...
View ArticleThe Mommy Wars are Over.
It’s really trendy right now to talk about the “Mommy Wars” and how they’re everything that’s wrong with the world–specifically the parenting world. It’s basically Mean Girls: The Mom Version. Or at...
View ArticleDear Mom on the iPhone: You’re Doing Fine.
Dear Mom on the iPhone, I see you at the park with your kids, phone in hand. Your cherubs are running around playing and calling out “Mommy, watch me!” They go down the slide squealing in delight...
View Article19 Reasons I Love Parenting Teens
People are always fawning over babies. Oh, what a sweet, snuggly, little angel and I can’t wait for one of my friends to have a baby … I need my baby fix! But not me. I mean, don’t get me wrong, babies...
View ArticleTelling Someone to “Enjoy Every Moment” Makes Them Want to Punch You in the Junk
Scene: A child is having a meltdown in a public place; there’s a full-on tantrum with crying, flailing, kicking, screaming, and / or yelling. An exasperated mother handles the situation in whatever way...
View ArticleI STILL Just Want to Pee Alone
Click! Snap! Flashbulbs everywhere!! Oh, hi! It’s just me dealing with the paparazzi now that I STILL Just Want to Pee Alone has launched. You know–the soon-to-be bestselling book that I’m...
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