“Just breathe,” I say to Darcy, my six-year-old daughter. “Look in my eyes and just breathe.” She’s taken a fall on the sidewalk, running in the ill-advised flip flops I told her to trade in for more sensible shoes. “I told you so,” however, holds little satisfaction from a parent […]
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5 Times My Toddler Accidentally Insulted Me
By Kelsey Scholz of WhoPoopedTheTub.com Just the other day, my daughter told me that my panties were “so big and beautiful, like a princess!” I was unsure which Disney classic features princesses in large parachute style panties, so I tried to focus on the “beautiful” and ignore the “big.” Considering the […]
5 Reasons to Not Break Routine with Kids
Routine is boring! There are only so many times you can eat at the same place before the thought of ordering the same special of the day makes you want to gag. It’s time to try something new! Shake things up! “Let’s break the monotony that has become our life,” […]
Thanking the Mom Who Taught Me How to Mother
With Mother’s Day this weekend, I am thinking about my mom and how she has shaped the mom I am myself. I remember my own teen years (sometimes with embarrassment) and marvel that she handled them with such calm and dignity. I now live too far away to spend the […]
This Worries Me Most About My Son Starting Kindergarten
My five year-old son is about to start a giant milestone: grade school. Mainly because of his August birthday, he will be entering junior kindergarten. I don’t doubt the decision to put my son in junior kindergarten. My husband and I, alongside our son’s preschool teachers, spent months discussing the […]
10 Semi-Serious Tips for Surviving Kids
I am on Today Parents dishing the dirt on 10 semi-serious tips for surviving kids. Check out the preview below, click the post link to see the full shtick, and be sure to click the vote button next to the social media icons at the top if you are so […]
11 Things Your Professor Wants You to Know
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Let me tell you some secrets. It seems like there are a lot of lists out there about how a college student should behave, or how they should act in class, or lengthy tomes on the expectations of professors. That information is realistic and practical, but […]
Welcome to Time Out: A Song for Unruly Children
Welcome To Time Out “Welcome To Time Out” Mom Version of Taylor Swifts “Welcome to New York” I find that I sing this tune very frequently in my home. Please feel free to sing along while you send your sweet child to time-out. Welcome to your room, Mom slams the […]