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My Fellow Public, Rarely am I the pusher of edict, decree or proclamation, but I have one particular pet peeve involving our collective response to celebrities. Before I get into it, it’s only fair to disclose my personal obsession with celebrity news. Lest you doubt my devotion to celebrity happenings, you should know I’ve been […]
My son will turn 5 years old tomorrow, September 12th. I like to pretend sheer force of will and an iron cervix kept him baking until I gave him permission to be born the following morning. I suffered from hypertension throughout my pregnancy and since my baby was past the 37 week gestation mark, my […]
You clicked over to read the article because you were like, “What the?!” It’s not what it looks like, I swear. I told you before that I’ve never thrown BooBoo a birthday party, but on the occasion of his 5th birthday, he wanted one and we were all too happy to oblige. Woo hoo! A […]
God bless the classroom moms and dads of the world. My 5th grader is in a class of 33 kids this year and that means for every homework page, class assignment, and test given, the teacher gets 33 back. That’s a lot of work! And paperwork is only the beginning. Add behavior management of 33 […]
As you can tell by the title, I’ve “homaged” the heck out of my little artist twice before (here, and here). As much as I love to share Boy Wonder’s artwork with heaping amounts of mom pride, sometimes I wonder if I’m pushing art too hard. To quote myself from yesterday, “Boy Wonder has been […]
It never fails, every time I meet someone new and the conversation steers towards my kids, I’m always asked the same question: Are your kids in sports? The answer is no. It’s not that we’re anti-sports around these parts – far from it. Quite simply, the emotional, physical, and social benefits of youth sports are […]
This is me at 9 years old. By 1985 standards I was right on schedule for awkward, but still. The night before picture day I slept in pink sponge rollers in a deliberate attempt to do this to my hair. Also, my mom spent 20 solid minutes perfecting my feathered bangs per explicit instruction. Friends, […]
It’s been a long, hot summer! Thank goodness crisp, cool fall is nearly upon us. There’s never been a better time to rediscover the wonder and beauty of fall with all the colors, tastes, smells, and warmhearted experiences perfectly ripe for harvest. Make this the most abundant season yet with these 18 things every kid […]
Growing up I always knew I was going to college, mostly because I was told as much from a very young age. “You will go to college,” my parents told me, “and we’ll help you pay for it.” Notice they didn’t say they’d pay for it, or that I’d be free to take a year […]
By now you’re probably like, “Gah, Mommyfriend! Enough with the back-to-school this and back-to-school that. Talk about something interesting like kid poop or ‘Annoying Orange’!” I get it, I really do, and I will…right after this post. Pinky swear. In case you didn’t know, I’m the parent of a kid who once struggled big time […]
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