Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

Snack Attack

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Children of good moms ask for snack in this way: “May I please have a snack? Why, yes, Goldfish in a small bowl sounds delightful.” My kids ask for snack like this, as demonstrated recently by Sydney, 3: “I want Goldfish in a box. The whole box. And I’m not sharing.” Sydney, 1, started her [Read More]

Giving Thanks

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Thanksgiving is fast approaching, so it makes sense that my thoughts should turn to giving thanks: for my kids, my husband, my life, everything! One of my favorite authors, Corrie Ten Boom, wrote about giving thanks in even the worst situations. For instance, she and her sister, while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, gave [Read More]

There’s Smart…Not Really

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You know you’ve let your preschooler watch too much TV (in this case, Nickelodeon) when she’s quoting the recent KMart commercial: “There’s smart, and then there’s KMart smart!” Bad Mom solution: Turn the channel to PBS or Disney where they don’t have commercials!!

Tomato Kevin

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November has arrived in Michigan along with the requisite gray skies, cold temperatures, and huge squirrels. We have already had several frosts and our growing season is long-gone. Sydney, 3, and I were outside playing when she noticed the tomato plants in our garden from this summer. “Look!” she cried. “There’s a red one. I’m [Read More]

Anchorman: The Legend of…Sydney?

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Chad’s favorite movie is Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy. It’s a silly, total guy film starring Will Ferrell. It’s rated PG-13 for sexual humor, language and comic violence. In other words, it’s not something you want the kids watching! Chad likes it so much that he quotes the movie freely: “I love poetry, and [Read More]

A Belated Happy Halloween!

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Halloween came and went in our house with the expected excitement, fun, and sugar highs. I caught my husband rifling through the kids’ loot, though. “They’ll never know,” he declared as he snuck a Reese’s peanut butter cup. “Move over,” I said. “The Almond Joy is mine!” At least we are in bad parenting good [Read More]

The Gang’s All Here

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Last week Will’s 2nd grade class went on a field trip to a one room schoolhouse. Their goal was to learn about life 100 years ago. We received some instructions regarding the trip. We needed to pack a lunch ala 100 years ago, such as in a handkerchief, pail, or basket. Uh, I don’t necessarily [Read More]

Girl Talk

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This morning Sydney and I were getting dressed for the day in my room. “This. shirt. can’t. fit. over. my. big. head!” she said as she struggled to pull a Tinkerbell shirt over her head. Then she got silly. “Shirty shirt. Pants pants. Poophole. Poophole. Ha ha ha ha ha ha!” “Sydney,” I said sternly [Read More]

In the Red

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Remember this from a few weeks ago? It’s a picture of the gazillion pieces of paper that I have to manage as Will, 7, navigates 2nd grade. This week his teachers added a student planner to the mix. Every night Will now brings home a planner in which he has written his homework assignments and [Read More]

Books for Sydney

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Sydney and I were at the library. I started giggling to myself when I realized how BAD I am. Often she pulls out a book from the shelf and tells me she wants it. Of course, she takes about a half-second before she moves on and pulls out another book that she must have. Meanwhile, [Read More]

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