My daughter wakes every day with one purpose: to have fun, also known as destroy everything “mommydaddy” once loved and worked for years to pay for. So, of course, as grand overlord and dictator of this sticky ship known as our home, my purpose — to keep her safe, cared […]
Parenting
4 Freedoms After Your Youngest Starts School
By Gizelle Arriola of Dearest Mommy1 The first day of school for your little one can be quite daunting, to say the least. My baby is coming up on her first day of full day kindergarten. Once my youngest starts school, it will be the first time my little girl has been […]
Putting My College Degree to Use As a Stay at Home Mom
By Allee Moore of Griselda Mood. I don’t even know where my actual master’s degree is. That very expensive thin piece of paper with Old English font telling the entire world that I am a master of some subject that I paid tens of thousands of dollars to learn about. […]
Blue Is Pretty, Too: Gender Disappointment and Grief
Grief is impossible. It’s excruciating. One minute, life can feel okay as you begin to make peace with your world being forever incomplete. You start to find joy in the little things. You learn that every moment is to be cherished. Then the pain returns, as quickly as it came […]
How to Back to School Shop in 18 Easy Steps
Step 1: Declare it is official “Back to School Shopping Day!” Step 2: Load all three kids in car (only one of whom needs back to school supplies as the other two will still be home. With you. Every day. All the time. But, that’s neither here nor there.) Step […]
Real Tired of Your Sh*t, Preschooler: A Reality TV Docudrama
This is the true story of one 3 year old … picked to go to bed … and actually sleep in that bed … except she doesn’t. To find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real: “Real Tired of your Shit, Preschooler.” Episode one opens […]
Am I Selfish? The Mom and the Selfie Stick
By Liv of Live By Surprise I don’t generally approve of the whole “selfie” craze. Kimmie and her “Selfish” book (which, damnit, I’m not linking to because that girl gets so much spotlight I’m surprised she doesn’t have a perma-tan) are, as far as I’m concerned, part of what’s wrong […]
Having Babies Hurts: A Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program
What follows is an excerpt from my book, Who Pooped on the Corpses? And Other Pressing Life Concerns. If you like what you see, click on the link at the end of the post to order your very own SIGNED copy! *********** As I ponder my son Alister’s upcoming birthday, I can’t […]