Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

Fly the Kid-Friendly Skies

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photo source The summer travel season is upon us and the airwaves have been abuzz this week with the story that families may find it impossible to sit together on airplanes. It’s some blah, blah, blah about $25 seat upgrades for aisle and window seats or those seats being reserved for frequent business travelers only. [Read More]

Free Father’s Day Card – Today Only!

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Between now and 11:59pm (Pacific Time) tonight you can get a FREE Father’s Day card from Treat! Just use the code TREATDAD and enjoy a free, customized, card. This offer applies to all new and returning customers. Here is how it works: You choose your card from their hundreds of Father’s Day designs. Personalize it [Read More]

Chicken, Licorice, Money, and Lollipops

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Those of you following me on Facebook know that my son asked me a very thought-provoking question recently. We were riding in the car when he queried, “Mom, what’s easier to cut? Chicken or licorice?” Where does he come up with this stuff? And what IS easier to cut? I replied chicken. I was thinking [Read More]

Experienced Bad Mom and Attachment Parenting

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On Monday, I touched on the Time Magazine cover seen round the mommy world. It got me thinking about my own brief stints with attachment parenting. I live near a college town, which means attachment parenting is bigger here than in other parts of the country. Wearing your baby is common and I’ve seen a [Read More]

I Got A Rock

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Remember this infamous scene from “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown“? “I got five pieces of candy!” “I got a chocolate bar!” “I got a quarter!” Charlie Brown: “I got a rock.” Well, I got a rock for Mother’s Day. And I love it! Actually, I got several rocks and some awesome bits and pieces [Read More]

I Am Mom Enough

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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]

What I Don’t Want for Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day is this weekend and everywhere I go I’ve been bombarded by ads for jewelry, flowers, spa treatments, books, and what not. I really don’t care what my kids get me for Mother’s Day. Well, that’s not entirely true. I do care enough to hope that it’s NOT any of these: 1. A meal [Read More]

Everyday I Hate Mathematics More

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Will, my 3rd grader, is working through an Everyday Mathematics unit on reasoning and word problems. Oh, the joy! (You might recall how much I LOVE the Everyday Mathematics curriculum.) This particular “Home Links” worksheet asked him to explain how he arrived at his answer. Check out the problem and his explanation of how he [Read More]

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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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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