I was at the library checking out. Will was standing to one side of me, tossing up a small plastic slinky into the air and catching it. He tossed it above his head maybe 1 or 2 feet and then caught it with both hands. The older librarian who was checking me out started waving [Read More]
Alex P. Keaton, Part II
If you read my post below, you know that recently Will and I negotiated a small payment for his upcoming performance as ring bearer in a wedding. I told the story of our negotiation to a friend, who is a mother and grandmother. “Whoa,” she said. “You didn’t give in did you? I would have [Read More]
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Alex P. Keaton, Part I
My kids are going to be the ring bearer and flower girl in a wedding this summer. The bride is one of their former teachers and babysitters. It’s actually a nice honor, but I hope they come through for the bride! Will does not want to be in a wedding. I’m not sure why. Recently [Read More]
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Laundry Tips from Experienced Bad Mom
1. Sort by color 2. Turn everything right side out 3. Pretreat stains 4. Select the proper temperature and correct amount of detergent 5. Remove Pull-Up from daughter’s pajama bottoms before washing the whole load. This ensures against getting pearlized pebbles all over your clean clothes and finding a half-ton Pull-Up in your washer. Trust [Read More]
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Valentime’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Or, as my son Will pronounces it, Happy Valentime’s Day! His first grade teacher recently sent home instructions about Valentine’s Day. Every kid gets a card, if you buy candy, read the labels for allergies, etc. BUT – the note also declared “Please have your child write out the Valentine’s. It means [Read More]
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Fish Sticks, Schmish Sticks
I saw a commercial over the weekend that sent a message–loud and clear–that you are a bad mom if you serve a certain brand of fish sticks. It’s a commercial for Van de Kamp’s fish sticks. A little girl, maybe 3 or 4, is served fish sticks by her mother. The little girl notices somehow [Read More]
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Poor second child
That’s it. I really suck at motherhood. I lost the Post-it from Sydney’s 3 year checkup with all her vital information on it. You know, her height and weight and what percentile she is. Her baby book needs this stuff, folks! I thought about leaving her baby book blank for the 3 year slot. Just [Read More]
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Celebrity “Bad” Mom of the Month
I would like to thank actress Rachel Weisz for her candor about mommyhood in the December 2009 issue of Redbook magazine. Rachel is mom to a 3-year-old son. She comments: I think there is sometimes too much pressure on us to be perfect moms, to be empathetic and loving all the time. I feel like [Read More]
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Sticky Situation
I dropped the F-bomb in front of the kids this weekend. Oops. Hope they aren’t scarred for life. This was all brought on because Will was doing a plethora of things he shouldn’t have been doing: 1) He climbed on the furniture2) He climbed on me sitting on the furniture on which he had just [Read More]
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