In the traditional 2 parent family, it’s probably fair to say the one parent usually does most of the disciplining and the other is…well, a bit softer.  Even when both parents share the same parenting philosophy, the execution of said philosophy is often radically different between Mom and Dad. In our family, I always thought […]

My eldest, who will hereby be known as “Boy Wonder” penned the following letter to Mommyfriend.com:

[Image credit] I didn’t want to take to Mommyfriend to complain about laundry because it’s a necessary evil, but yet, here I am waiting on my 4th load to dry.  My life as a laundress has taught me valuable lessons involving color separation, the importance of cycle settings and perhaps most curiously, an intimate perspective into the day […]

[Image credit] Let’s talk for a moment about Mommy Frenemies.  Like spider veins, we all have them.  The Mommius frenemius (Mommy Frenemy) is the largest predatory threat to mothers. Obnoxium Backstabbius Frenemius: Classification: Mean Girls    Kingdom      Class     Order     Genus     Species    Women      None    Bottom   Mommius    frenemius  The Mommy Frenemy is […]

Parenting is the stuff decisions are made of.  Despite all the childrearing books I’ve read, I’ve made most of my important parental decisions by trial and error.  The truth is that some choices have been made by necessity, some by compromise and some for no better reason than convenience.    With that, I offer a quick and dirty summary of my life as a […]