By Liv of Live By Surprise 1. Clean Baby might have just farted. Nothing to see here. 2. Just wet This one is a small pee. Not too smelly, and as far as the spectrum of diapers goes, this is just under a “clean” diaper. 3. Mega pee This one […]
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How To Be a Cool Mom
The most important part of motherhood is how you look while doing it. Sure, we would like to imagine that the little people we are raising are going to turn out well, but how much control do we really have over that? For the purposes of this piece, I’m going […]
Things Parents of HemiKids Never Imagined They’d Say
HemiKids are those afflicted by hemiparesis or hemiplegia. Children with hemiparesis suffer from weakness on one side of their bodies, which makes using limbs, hands, and feet difficult. Children with hemiplegia suffer from immobility on one side of their bodies, which makes moving limbs, hands, and feet nearly, if not […]
If Major League Baseball Were Played Like a T-Ball Game
With the end of the t-ball season for my 5–year-old, I was reflecting on what an amazing entertaining season this has been. These are baseball games that I actually enjoyed going to. I mean, what other baseball team would dogpile on each other while going after the ball? In fact, […]
The Soundtrack of Parents’ Lives
Nearly every summer weekend, my extended family heads up to my parents’ tiny cottage on the lake that my family has been going to for five generations. While there, we listen to the local classic rock radio station, the tagline of which is “the soundtrack of your lives.” This afternoon […]
10 Agonizing Lies Mothers Tell to Excuse Their Child’s Behavior
Having a child is a tough job. You know, the whole getting pregnant, staying pregnant, morning sickness, weight gain and birthing experiences are quite taxing on a woman. Well, we ain’t seen nothing yet. Once that baby is out and you’re responsible for feeding it, bathing it, and clothing it, […]
15 Things I Have Learned About Coffee Since Having Babies
If there is one thing all parents can agree on, it’s that we are all exhausted. We can all use a little big pick-me-up from time to time (all the time). Coffee has become my best friend since having kids. It’s the one thing I can rely on to always be […]
20 Things I Never Imagined I Would Say As A Parent
Let’s be honest: We all said to ourselves that we weren’t going to be “those” parents — the ones with a whiny child at checkout, screaming over a Snickers bar or the type of parent who wields a child leash. We all said we wouldn’t be our own parents — […]