It’s not the sleepless nights, whether that’s because you have a teenager out with his friends or a newborn who only sleeps 2 hours at a time. It’s not the worrying. Will my child’s best friend be kind to her today? Will my son make the baseball team? No, motherhood is hard because of summer [Read More]
Welcome Scary Mommy Readers!
Today I’m guest posting about my most embarrassing pregnancy side effect, vulvar varicosities, at ScaryMommy.com. If you’re visiting from Scary Mommy, welcome! My name is Katy and I was christened the “Experienced Bad Mom” by my friend Angie after everything I did wrong with my first child, Will, I started doing wrong with my second [Read More]
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I Am Mom Enough
Most of the folks reading my blog are parents, grandparents, and a few soon-to-be parents. So I think the majority of you must have heard, read, or seen the controversial new Time Magazine cover: Now I won’t go into a thoughtful discussion of this cover like the one you’ll find over at The Mommy Psychologist, [Read More]
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Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
I’m putting my sarcastic, whiny self away today to celebrate the little things. Here is a picture of my daughter, Sydney, age 5. She is pretending to be “Mary Popsin” and is jumping off the back deck with her umbrella. Fly, little girl, fly! Mama’s got you. I’ve always got you. What have your kids [Read More]
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The Halfway Mom
I usually make fun of myself on this blog. I point out how inane things like my son talking about his butt, or my daughter loving the Disney princesses, reflect back on me as a bad mom. I mean, really, butt talk is NOT classy nor are the princesses the healthiest role models. My husband [Read More]
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Twirly Girl
Sydney begged me to take baton twirling classes this year. Lucky for us (?) there is quite the baton twirling dynasty in our town. Last week she got fitted for her costume and almost passed out with joy! Here she is in it. She has tried it on for us, the neighbors, and every person [Read More]
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How to be a Good Mom: Little Passports
Recently, my kids and I completed a trip around the world. We visited exotic locales such as Brazil, Australia, and Japan. We spent time in China, Spain, and England. It was awesome!What is she talking about? you ask. Isn’t this the blog by the idiot mom trying to raise 2 children? Loyal readers, you are [Read More]
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Good Moms buy toys, not Christmas cards
Update: I ordered these cards on Wednesday and got them Saturday. They look great! This was a lot faster than I expected, too. Now if some magical cabana boy would show up at my house and address all the envelopes. He could clean my house while he was at it, too! Both of my blog [Read More]
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Good mom for a couple hours
This week I would like to thank Kraft/Oscar Mayer Lunchables for making me feel like a good mom! I hosted a Lunchables House Party for my playgroup with games, prizes, and food provided courtesy of Oscar Mayer. We sampled the new healthier Lunchables and got a kick out of the scavenger hunt. It was really [Read More]
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I’m a good mom
Trust me–you want to see this picture that has nothing to do with my post. This week I’m happy to announce I feel like a good mom. Why? you ask. Did I teach my kids a second language? Help them master Tai Chi? Encourage them to use words, not fists? No. I feel like a [Read More]
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