Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

How to Teach Your Child to Indent

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My 9-year-old brings home his school work once a week. It’s my time to peruse what he’s been up to and see if he’s falling behind/soaring above expectations. Last week’s pile of school work brought home a lovely letter about the Midwest that he’d written. It was kinda cute and I appreciated his eye for [Read More]

Ke$ha, Money, and My Kids

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Those of who have been hanging around my blog for a while know that my 9-year-old son has a long history with money. This is the kid who as a toddler I had to pull out of a fountain at Magic Kingdom because he was picking  the coins out of it. This is the kid [Read More]

Why You Should Watch Finding Bigfoot

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In typical Experienced-Bad-Mom-style, I’m a day late and a dollar short. That’s because this post is about a great family program you may be missing, Finding Bigfoot, and yes, the season finale airs this Sunday at 10pm. So you’ve missed the whole season. (Never fear, though, because Finding Bigfoot re-runs will air into perpetuity!) What is Finding [Read More]

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice, Er, Freaky

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I consider myself lucky to have both a boy and a girl. It’s fun and interesting to see how different these creatures can be! The other day I took the picture below. I had stumbled into the living room and found this scene set up by my daughter.   Awww, I just thought it was [Read More]

Who Invented The Telegraph?

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We’re chock full of learning around the house these days. Just this week my 9-year-old had to find out who invented the telegraph for his Webelos (Scouts) project. While various dudes worked on bits and pieces of the electric telegraph, it is widely accepted that Samuel Morse, of Morse code fame, invented the practical electric [Read More]

When Kids Name Pets

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My boss has a cat named Papagena. I always thought that was a bit unusual. Plus, I always mixed it up with Patagonia, the clothing company. As my boss and I were chatting the other day, I learned two things about Papagena. First, the name is from a character in the opera The Magic Flute. [Read More]

Good Moms Use Sunscreen

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Look at this picture. Do you know what that is? It’s a machine made specifically to vacuum the odor of burned flesh out of the air. I’m not kidding. I had a visit with this machine last Friday when I got my second basal cell carcinoma burned off my skin. I’m now the proud owner [Read More]

Why I Love Twitter

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About a year ago I took a blogging class that extolled the virtues of having a Twitter account and Facebook page for your blog. So, being a good rule follower, I signed up for both. And watched in horror as I had barely any Twitter followers and only a handful of Facebook likes. For a [Read More]

Friday Musings, Crocs, and Haiti

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I have nothing to say. Seriously. Well, okay, so I’m writing down that I have nothing to say. So that’s saying something. But 2 weeks after returning from Haiti, I’m struggling to find my blog groove again. Maybe it’s because I saw people in Haiti without shoes. Or lunch. Thus, I’m finding that making fun [Read More]

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