Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar – Kindergarten Style

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Remember “I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar”? Okay, even I don’t remember when it was played on the radio, but I’ve certainly heard of it before. It goes like this: I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an’ pretend ‘Cause I’ve heard [Read More]

You Want One Word to Describe Me?

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I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite TV shows is The Middle. This ABC gem focuses on the Heck family living in Orson, Indiana. The mom, Frankie, has some great lines every week as she lovingly and realistically raises her three kids. The following is an excerpt from her job interview for a dental [Read More]

Ode to my Butt

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Scene: Inside a suburban home. Actors: a mom, 9-year-old son, and 6-year-old daughter -Scene opens- 6-year-old: Mom, your butt is jiggly. 9-year-old: No, it’s not. Mother responds with a look of relief. Secretly, she decides the 9-year-old is her favorite. 9-year-old: It’s not jiggly. It’s flat. Mother is perturbed. She does not have a favorite [Read More]

The Wandering Reader Review and Giveaway

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Last December I was stumped. I needed a gift for my son’s 4th grade teacher and the only thing I knew for sure was that she LOVED to read. In my quest for an unique, meaningful, and affordable gift, I happened upon The Wandering Reader. This online store offers “cool stuff for the incurably curious” [Read More]

I’m Old School

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My thanks to Kerry from Breadwinningmama.com for inviting me to participate in April’s Old School blogging meme.  It’s like I’m in 7th grade and she passed me a note with lots of questions to check YES or NO! The Old School blogging meme was started by Elaine at The Miss Elaine-ous Life and Heather at Theta [Read More]

Priceless

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I know this type of spoof of Mastercard’s “Priceless” tagline has been done to death. Whatev! It fit perfectly with what I was feeling after this weekend!   600 miles in the car with a family of 4. 2 nights at the Hilton. 6 am wake-up call for an 8 am baseball game. 39 degrees [Read More]

Stuff I Want to Write on the Parent Input Form

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It’s that time of year again. The time when my school district invites every parent to submit his or her input as the schools start the process of placing kids in classes for next Fall. I like the opportunity. My son is very active and I’ve always shared that he’s active, needs to move, and [Read More]

A Tweet, a Fax, and Some Family Love – Not

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Last week, I tweeted something cute that my 6-year-old said: — Experienced Bad Mom (@ExperBadMom) April 3, 2013 As luck would have it,  Huffington Post Parents saw my tweet, liked it, and then shared it with their 100,000+ followers as one of their best parenting tweets of the week. I thought that was cool! Exciting [Read More]

Ultimate Blog Party 2013

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Welcome to Experienced Bad Mom! I’m pleased to be participating in the Ultlimate Blog Party 2013 hosted by 5minutesformom.com. My name is Katy and I was first called an “Experienced” Bad Mom by my friend after I’d had my second child. She was kidding, of course, but I loved the unintended meaning.  That’s because no [Read More]

Another Universal Truth of Motherhood

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Last fall I shared some Universal Truths of Motherhood, such as: The toy you secretly gave away to the Goodwill yesterday after no one played with it for a year is the toy they suddenly remember and want to play with today.  This week I noticed yet another Universal Truth of Motherhood: Children will NEVER [Read More]

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