Mommy Friends, I bring you an exclusive so powerful, so mind-numbingly shocking, it has remained unspoken until now. I am about to blow the lid off this thing as a warning to our youth. Mommy Friend, you have a secret power. Whether you are typically a gentle parent or a hysterical one, when pushed to the […]
[Continue reading...]Favorites
January 23, 2010 Leave a Comment
I have always tried to be honest with you, Mommy Friends. Sometimes when I am posting on a sensitive subject I feel the need to tread a thin line, this is one of those times. The topic, Favorites.There is a wonderfully popular children’s book, “You’re All My Favorites”, in which 3 little bears wonder how […]
[Continue reading...]When I Grow Up
January 22, 2010 5 Comments
What did you want to be when you grew up? Maybe an astronaut, a veterinarian or a ninja? We are told from the time we are kids that the future is ours for the taking; we could be anything we wanted to be. I’m not saying we were lied to or anything because there are, […]
[Continue reading...]Your Husband, Your Kid?
January 20, 2010 4 Comments
A Note to Big Daddy P: You have been such a good sport to be the subject this blog entry; just another reason to love you. Mommy Friends, tell me I am not the only one whose husband is yet another child she has become mom to. Let me preface this by saying Big Daddy […]
[Continue reading...]Privacy Please!
January 18, 2010 1 Comment
Like every Mommy Friend, when my kids were babies I would change my clothes in front of them, unconcerned about privacy of any kind. I peed with the door open so I could listen for breathing (or a lack thereof) and my exhibitionism was undoubtedly due to motherhood jitters, rather than love for my postpartum bod. Once my […]
[Continue reading...]The Only Child: A Rare Breed
January 16, 2010 2 Comments
The loneliest number? I was born an only child. My mom said when I was a kid, every once and a while I would ask for a baby brother and a basketball hoop…odd. While I may have asked for a brother periodically, I most certainly didn’t go through my entire childhood pining for a sibling. Sure, I […]
[Continue reading...]Give Peace A Chance
January 15, 2010 7 Comments
Early on, our eldest son seemed to be a pacifist of sorts. He played with age-appropriate, non-offensive toys like Thomas the Tank Engine and Hot Wheels until he was about 5 years old. In Kindergarten, everything changed. Suddenly he was into ninjas, soldiers and various forms of artillery. Kindergarten, also known as the “Star Wars […]
[Continue reading...]Date Night
January 14, 2010 3 Comments
One of you planned it, a long awaited date night with your partner sans kids.In eager anticipation you realize there are things that simply must be done stat. 1. Purchase a new outfit that makes you look as smokin’ as you know you used to be, or at a minimum, thin. 2. Get a mani […]
[Continue reading...]Pregnancy 101
January 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
This is an accelerated course for the advanced student. Pay close attention and take notes, there will be a test at the end of this lesson. Pregnancy 101: A few lessons this Mommy Friend has learned along the way 1. Prior to conception, get your health in order. Make sure your Rubella vaccination is up to […]
[Continue reading...]When Your Kid is “The Bad One”
January 9, 2010 3 Comments
I have always viewed my children’s behavior as a reflection of myself and my parenting. When my kids have a meltdown in public, it’s waaay personal for me. Why are they doing this? What am I doing wrong to make them behave likethis? How do I get them to stop? My first son was easy, […]
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