The following post is a sponsored review by BookBugs. All opinions stem from my honest experiences and beliefs about the product and are in no way influenced by the compensation I received to review the product. You can trust me to tell it like it is. As an English teacher and mom of three, literacy […]
Parenting
The Weirdest Things We’ve Found in Our Mom Purses
I found a toddler’s sock in my purse the other day. Just one. And it’s been two years since I’ve had a toddler in my home. One second I was reaching in there to get out my anxiety medication, and the next, I was pulling out a (most certainly dirty) toddler sock. I’d probably shrug […]
ASD Meltdowns: “You ain’t Seen Nothin’!”
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Whenever my friends describe “meltdowns” their young children have, I have to restrain myself from busting out into maniacal laughter. They really have no idea. If you’re a parent, you know what meltdowns look like. They’re not pretty. If you’re a parent of an aggressive child with special needs, you know […]
What She Did When I Told My Mother She Ruined Me
By Joe Medler of Developing Dad The most transformative moment of therapy for me didn’t happen in a therapist’s office, or even in therapy. It happened in a walk-in closet that I’d made my writing room in the third floor walk-up in Astoria, where I lived. Truth is, I was in therapy to be able […]
You Have to Pay to Play with the Big Dogs: Children in Poverty
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Kristina Hammer of The Angrivated Mom There are some contingencies in life that are inevitable. Unavoidable and unchangeable. Especially when you’re being raised in a low-income family. There just aren’t enough opportunities available for these kids the same way as there are for middle- and upper-class kids. The endless number […]
10 Hiding Places for Moms: A Practical Guide
Nope. This isn’t about how to kick your kid’s ass at hide and seek (though I’d totally read that post). It’s about the real deal, “I have to get the eff-out-of-here-before-I-lose- even-more-of-my-shit” hiding places for mothers. Mother-tested, mother-approved, here’s a list of ten places you can escape to when you’re in a hurry and can’t actually […]
10 Tips for Surviving the Year-End Field Trip
The time is upon us. We have survived another year (pardon me if that seems presumptuous, but if you are reading this I am going to make assumptions about your vital signs.) As a reward for the hard work you have done all year in getting your child to school, remembering show and tell, and […]
The Overwhelming
I am suffering from a condition I am referring to as “The Overwhelming.” My entire life is in some way touched by this malady and it really, really sucks. We’ve had some upsetting medical news recently which has shaken up our lives, as well as our diet, and stresses me the eff out when it […]