Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

My Poor Cat

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Loyal readers know that not only am I an Experienced Bad Mom to my human children, but I am also an Experienced Bad Mom to my poor cat. (Read about it here.) He really is a sweet kitty, who has endured 1,082 incidents of the kids squeezing him, hugging him, and then turning to me [Read More]

5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Vegetables

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Usually, I’m the poster child for what NOT to do when it comes to parenting. But every now and then I find something that works and feel compelled to share my wisdom. Here, in reverse order, are 5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Vegetables: 5. Throw books. Most parenting books and magazines say cheerful [Read More]

Moving soon!

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Thanks for visiting experiencedbadmom.com! I’ll be moving soon from Blogger to my own domain, but in the meantime, please check me out here: www.experiencedbadmom.blogspot.com Katy

Are You Smarter than a 5-Year-Old?

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Yes, that sort of looks like a dunce hat on my head! I have shared that I went to a high-falutin’ university and even got an international scholarship for graduate study. But motherhood doesn’t care how smart you are. And neither do your kids. Sydney turned 5 in December. I think that she is ready [Read More]

The Ice Day

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The other night I was cuddling with Sydney, 5, before bedtime. “Mom,” she said, her face inches from mine as we lay in her twin bed. Her little breath was warm on my skin. “I didn’t just have a NICE day, I had an ICE day.” Huh, I thought. She continued. “I helped Daddy clean [Read More]

Fig-licious

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Last week at church our pastor mentioned a fig tree in her sermon. My son, 8, leaned over and asked, “What’s a fig?” “Sort of like a raisin,” I whispered, not at all sure that a fig is like a raisin, but pretty sure it would mean nothing to my son if I had said [Read More]

Living the Dream?

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This was sort of the face he made when I told him he wouldn’t have recess all day This past Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and I had to work. My daughter’s daycare was open but the public school was not. Therefore, I enrolled Will, 8, in a free MLK symposium for kids. It’s the [Read More]

Tale as Old as Time

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Ever wonder why it’s so easy for your children to make you feel like an idiot? I know I do. Since Christmas we have seen numerous commercials advertising Beauty and the Beast in 3D. Limited engagement! Never before seen in 3D! Now Beauty and the Beast is Sydney’s favorite princess movie and Belle is her [Read More]

Internet Security

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Recently my 8-year-old begged me to join Club Penguin. If you’ve never heard of Club Penguin, don’t worry. Neither had I. When my son described it I thought it sounded a lot like a little kids’ Facebook. FRIGHTENING! When I checked it out, though, I discovered it’s a bunch of penguin avatars waddling around, playing [Read More]

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