Category: Kids
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Watching Them Grow (and loving it)
A friend recently asked me what my favorite part of parenting is (don’t end a sentence in a preposition). I told her that it was watching the kids grow up into their own unique little personalities. When they were small, it felt like they were tiny extensions of me. Now they feel separate and different,…
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what a difference 18 months makes
My kids are so close in age I typically don’t see one as older than the other. My son has not really ever taken on the role of “big brother” and my daughter is already a boss, which transcends the age factor. In years past, snow days have really stressed me out because it meant…
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Solo Mama: “I Never Thought I’d (fill in the blank)!”
I have to travel for work this week. On one hand, it is nice to go to bed when I want to, not worry about monitoring minion behavior, and share a bed with two children and a dog. On the other hand, I typically end up missing my kids terribly and spend a lot of…
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Solo Mama: Don’t ever do this…..
My daughter makes her mark on my world every day. Every single day. She makes me laugh, she makes me cry, she makes my head spin, she makes me clench my teeth and raises my blood pressure. Lately she has been on this “Momma, never do “X” because…” mission. To the point where I’ve had…
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Solo Mama: Where Do I Begin?
For anyone who has read my posts in the past…I love humor, I love telling stories about my kids and I love putting myself on front street for all bad parenting choices I make. I want to be a voice out there, speaking loudly that: It’s ok to have bad parenting moments! It’s ok to…
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Solo Mama: The Facebook Highlight Reel
Social media has taken over our lives. At least twice a week I hear someone say “I’m quitting Facebook” or “I’m taking a break from social media.” We hear more and more about how too much time on social media can be detrimental, not only because it’s making us forget how to talk to each…
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This Solo Parent and Her Inability to Answer the Hardest Questions in the Universe
I was browsing the Internet doing some research for a job I’m working on, and happened to come across this article: Curious Children Ask 73 Questions Each Day – Many of Which Parents Can’t Answer, Says Study. I’ve been asked to brainstorm thoughts about parenting tips and traps around some major concepts. I am thinking that…
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Play date (aka when a saint offers to host your children at her house for a few hours while you are at work)
What’s new this week? Well, my children had a play date with a family they have never visited before. The mother picked them both up after school. Nerve wracking. What can my children do to embarrass themselves and me between 2:30 and 5:30 at a new family’s house? I was at work, holding my breath.…
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Was v Were
Was v were. I never thought I’d be THAT mom. “Momma, I were at school yesterday and -” my daughter starts. “Was. You was at school yesterday.” I’m such a jerk. “You was not at school yesterday, I were.” Correct. I were not, you was. “No, I WAS at school yesterday, NOT I were.” My…
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I Can’t Keep Go-Gurt in Stock
“Maybe we should go shopping tonight,” my daughter suggested as we walked in the door after returning from the after school program. “Why shopping? What do you think we need?” I asked. “We are out of yogurt again,” was the reply. “Well, it’s not my problem that you and your brother consumed 16 tubes of…
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