Dove Movement For Self-Esteem

  Mommyfriend has partnered with Dove to spread the word about the Dove Movement for Self-Esteem!   Dove is inviting you to share your inspiring message of hope and worth to the next generation of young women by answering this question: What do you wish you’d known at 13? For me, I wish I had known I would […]

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It’s Not Abuse, It’s Daycare

[Image credit] The life of a working mom requires a lot of juggling.  And daycare. I’ve written about the tiresome mommy wars and made my personal plea to play nice.  But a fellow mother must not have read the memo when she graciously provided me with this anti-daycare propaganda link.  Good girl gone bad, my fangs came out. […]

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Halloween Hits and Misses

Fall is here!  Pumpkin spice this, cinnamon that, pumpkin patch pictures and of course, Halloween costumes. Halloween costumes are either hits or misses.  When they’re hits, they’re big hits and when they’re misses, they’re catastrophic failures. I’ve had my share of both. Miss: Boy Wonder as a pumpkin, 2002.  Miss: Boy Wonder as a court jester, […]

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Dear P.T.A.,

Dear P.T.A., I am an active participant in my child’s education and I take the responsibility very seriously.  I understand schools are hurting and I understand the need for parental support more than ever.  I also understand that as a working mother I am unable to make your weekly Tuesday 9:00 a.m. meetings. The day my joining […]

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The Nakey Preggo Pic

What better way to capture the magic of pregnancy than with beautiful maternity photography. Any amount of research on maternity photography will lead you to the nakey preggo pic, a beautiful and artistic statement about the wonder that is pregnancy.  While these typically black and white pictures may range from sweet to sexy, they are almost always really […]

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Love at First Sight

The baby of our family, known as “Little BooBoo” will be turning 3 years old this month. As we prepare to celebrate him, I’m reminded of the day I became a believer in love at first sight. From the moment we told our only son that he was about to become a big brother, he […]

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Boy Wonder’s Birthday List

Boy Wonder wasted no time in providing me with an itemized birthday list.  I keep wishing the Pokemon company will contact me to host a giveaway so he can enter.  Item #3 is not happening and item #4 cracks me up.  He gets #5 instead of a cake every year but I love that he added it […]

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When Your Kids Don’t Look Like You

So I’ve got these two little boys that are the cutest things I’ve ever seen, but of course I think that, I’m their mother. No, really; I am…[read more]  

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What To Expect When You’re Expecting Giveaway

*This contest is officially closed, thank you all for entering!* Congratulations to winners: A Place For Thoughts, Lynette M., Summer, Irene A., Brittany C., Jessica, Gwen S., Rachel F., Heather Y., Hillary N. & Chelsea!  The 12th book will be donated to our local public library. [ Image credit] When I was pregnant I was desperate […]

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A Letter to Little BooBoo on his 3rd Birthday

My Dearest Little BooBoo, Hard to believe it has been 3 years since I was in heated labor on September 11th and I begged you to be born the following day; you listened. From the moment you were born you brought me more love and life than I could have ever dreamed possible.  You have brought me joy, […]

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