I signed up for my first blog conference Friday night. I’d like to say I was drunk and/or high, but the fact of the matter is, I was peer pressured into it by one of my favorite new bloggy buds, Harmony of Modern Mommy Madness. To most people, a blogger […]
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When Chronic Illness Affects One’s Family
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] My dearest husband, The day we met was almost like the beginning of a fairy tale, and we know how I feel about those Grimm Brothers. They’re absolutely horrid. Still, you have been my happily ever after since that fateful plane ride that brought us to […]
I HEART CO-SLEEPING (AKA drop kicks to my lady parts)
Before our daughter was born four-and-a-half years ago, we had it all figured out as all soon-to-be parents do. We were well-researched and anxious to show the world that we could right the wrongs of all parents that came before us. We had heard the sleeping horror stories, collected advice […]
Giveaway: Zazzle Gift Card & 1 Month Free Advertising
Hold on to your panties, everybody, because I am giving shit away! That’s right. I am looking to give one lucky lady or fella a $25 gift certificate to Zazzle and one month free advertising on this here website or in that there weekly newsletter of mine. (Are you subscribed? […]
A Hard Day’s Night: When a Child with Autism Won’t Sleep
By Holly Gaunt of Do You Speak Autism Sleep? What’s that again? Oh yes, I think I last had some in 2009. Okaaay, I can hear you saying. Not another mommy blogger moaning about sleep deprivation! We’ve all been there. Get over it. No, is my reply. No, you haven’t. […]
9 Truths Anti-Vaxxers Must Admit
The following story is republished from A Day in Our Shoes. What do you think? 9 truths that the anti-vaxxers need to come clean about~time to get honest with yourselves I wasn’t going to write about this. Then we had a minor scare with my friend Lindsay’s little boy last […]
Special, Special Snowflakes: Why Children Aren’t Immune to Society’s Expectations
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Originally Published by Abby Byrd on Little Miss Perfect In my post New Classroom Rules, I bemoan some trends I’ve seen in kids in recent years: lack of work ethic, lack of ability to follow directions, a sense of entitlement and unwillingness to take responsibility for their […]
11 Funny Parenting Quotes
1. “Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.” -Ed Asner 2. “It’s so awful, attacking your child. It’s the worst thing I know, to shout loudly at this 50 lb being with his huge trusting brown eyes. It’s like bitch-slapping E.T.” -Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on […]