Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

Skip To My Lou

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I was holding hands with Sydney, 4, at Kennywood. We were enjoying a lovely day at this family-friendly amusement park in Pittsburgh. “Let’s skip!” cried Sydney. Why not? Still holding her hand, I started skipping. After two or three skips, she stopped. “Not you!” she said, looking at me. Er, I wish I had known [Read More]

Pardon the Interruption

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I’ve been quiet much too long and I apologize. All three of you readers must be devastated! Turns out I am moving for the first time in 11 years, and for the first time with children. Wish me luck! I’m sure this whole experience will generate lots of good material. I just hope I’m not [Read More]

Rock-a-bye Bad Mom

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I was just laughing to myself. And feeling like a bad mom again. I was remembering a year ago when I got a fire in my belly and cleaned out toys, bought a big girl bed for Sydney, and put the crib away for good. Part of that process was selling the cheap rocking chair [Read More]

Pretty Please with Sugar on Top

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I think all kids are scared of the basement for one reason or the other. Mine are no exception. One day this week Sydney wanted to retrieve a balloon from the basement. She begged me to come with her. I conceded and tried to get away with going halfway down the stairs, waiting for her [Read More]

An Apple a Day

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Last week I took Will to the pediatrician for his check-up. I love our pediatrician and she is the main reason I was able to breastfeed, even with all the problems I encountered. She and I bonded over my cracked nipples. It’s true. Anyhoo, during the check-up, the Doctor asked, “Now Will, do you have [Read More]

Highway to the Danger Zone?

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We took the kids to the see the Blue Angels this weekend at Thunder Over Michigan. Frankly, they were more interested in their slushies than the Blue Angels! It was about 1,000 degrees so I can’t really blame them. When it was over I found myself holding Sydney’s hand as we walked back to our [Read More]

Happy Anniversary…and May I Have a Refund?

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Yesterday Chad and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary. Wow, that’s like a whole teenager ago! To celebrate, we whipped out the wedding video and forced our kids to watch it. I’d heard from other couples that their kids LOVE to watch their wedding video. Our kids tolerated it for about 5 minutes. Will wandered [Read More]

Experienced Bad Mom Goes Camping

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Just back from a lovely camping vacation to Mackinaw City, Michigan. Surprisingly, there were few, if any, Bad Mom incidents. Must have been all that fresh air and fun! Me and the family on the shores of Mackinac Island However, I did manage to drive into my carport with the roof bubble still attached to [Read More]

Put in My Place

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This week both kids put me in my place. First up, Sydney: We were in the living room. She asked for something to drink. I explained to her that she already had enough Kool-Aid and Juice for the day and she needed to have water, because it’s healthy (oh, I’m so good). She looked at [Read More]

Treasures?

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Here’s a picture I took of our recycling recently. It was after I cleaned out Will’s “treasures” that he brought home at the end of 2nd grade. What was I supposed to do with that stuff? I saved some funny writings, but mostly it was just random stuff I had no use for. Do Good [Read More]

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