By Kristina Hammer of The Daily Rantings of an Angrivated Mom Every so often, I stumble across people who are raising their kids, inadvertently, to turn out to be assholes. Not in the typical attention-starved/bought-love/no-rules kind of way. In the too-many-rules/smothered-love/attention-hogging kind of way. These kinds of parents don’t even consider […]
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Not in My Job Description: Single Mom or Super Mom?
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Liv of Live By Surprise Ahhh…single motherhood. The best unpaid job that you’ll ever have. Single moms see it all – a 24/7 job with no pay but so many fringe benefits. JOB TITLE: Mom, Mamma, Mama, Mother, (ROLLING EYES) Mooooomm! POSITION PURPOSE: The role of the […]
10 Things Pregnant Women DO NOT Want to Hear on Thanksgiving
By Carol Sustaire of Uphill Home Oh, Thanksgiving! As if the delight of twenty people crammed in a sweltering hot abode isn’t enough for the pregnant woman, she has to endure your hilarious quips on gestation and weight gain, too! As a woman who has been pregnant at Thanksgiving a […]
STOP Taking Pictures of Memories You Aren’t Having
By Eileen Turay of Liv and Leen A family of five stood with their three daughters (aged approximately 3, 6, and 8) in line at the pumpkin patch. They had their cute little matching dresses on with their hair pulled back with matching bows, and they were arguing about who would get to go […]
Raising a Girl as a Survivor
By Dawn of W.T.F. words thoughts feelings I often find myself up against the effects of my childhood sexual abuse, not only as a woman, but now as a mother. “Momma, can I put on some make-up?” I tell my daughter she is beautiful without it, but, “Sure honey, what’s the harm?” Internally, […]
Enough with the School Dress Code Bashing
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Melissa Fenton of 4boysmother.com School prepares young people for life. It educates boys and girls across all fields of study, preparing them to be of value to society in whatever career field they choose. No surprises there. But when we keep that into perspective, when we […]
Our Hands Are for Good Things
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Briton Underwood of Punk Rock Papa Our hands are for good things. Our hands are for kindness. Our hands should never hurt another. For a time in my life I wore a WWJD bracelet on my wrist. For those not in the know, it stands […]
My Daughter is Recovering From Colic, and I Am, Too
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Sarah Caughron of Sisterhood of the Training Pants MY DAUGHTER IS A RECOVERING COLIC (whatever the hell that means). Recovery is a multi-step process, right? If you, too, have a child and family in the throes of colic, let me start by saying what I […]