By Bella of Mama Not Dumber On my way to work this morning, I saw a woman in her early thirties. She was smartly dressed in a business suit and looked like a lawyer or other professional also on her way to work. She trotted along in her high-heeled court shoes, […]
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The Homeless Mermaid and the Whale: My Story of Abuse and Freedom
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Holley Perry of Chasing Destino This is a story of how a person can lose everything that meant anything in a matter of six months. There was a woman who felt like a lonely mermaid. She was constantly looking for her prince, or at least […]
I am a 43-Year-Old Mother and I Posed Nude
By Sheila Hageman When my memoir Stripping Down was published, I thought I was done needing to talk about my risqué younger life, which included stripping and nude modeling. I was done needing to write about nudity and body image. I put all that naked nonsense behind me, but I’ve discovered […]
6 Love-Hate Relationships of Motherhood
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] There are aspects of child-raising that we, as parents, grow to love. And hate. But love ’em or hate ’em, we need them. To survive. Here are 6 l0ve-hate relationships that tell the tale of motherhood. 1. The pacifier Why you love it: This tiny object […]
How to Act When You See a Child Having a Tantrum
By Gail Hoffer-Loibl of Maybe I’ll Shower Today I get it, kids can be annoying, and kids throwing fits in public can stir up some nasty thoughts about why children should all exist in their own universe. I am not one of those moms who thinks her children are perfect. […]
But Is It Safe? Abandoning Helicopter Parenting So Kids Can Grow Up
By Kathryn Streeter I’m a safety mom. For starters, speed is not my middle name. During a past ski trip, the fact that I consistently arrived back at the chairlift last underscored this reality. My concern about staying safe informed my behavior. I checked my speed while descending the mountain. […]
48 Is The New 60
Today at the grocery store, against my better judgment, I allowed a bored cashier to convince me to go through her checkout line. I’m a self-checkout kind of gal, usually. I mean, that’s just how I roll. “Hey, you gave me too much change,” I told the cashier. “No, it’s […]
WARNING: Board Games to Avoid with Young Kids at All Costs
Number 1. Hungry, Hungry Hippos WARNING: This game brings out the competitive spirit in even the most mild-mannered child. As your child attempts to force colorful plastic hippos to eat tiny white balls using chubby, uncoordinated fingers, the mental stimulation proves too much to bear. Invariably, she loses focus. She begins slamming the poor […]