Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

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Sydney and I were snacking on some Chex Mix. We like the Traditional kind, not the Cheddar or anything spicy. Just so you know. At one point I was holding the bag and Sydney asked for some. “No,” I said, teasing. She got mad! “You have to share,” she declared. “It’s not like you’re Dad [Read More]

Experienced Bad Kitty Mom

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Last Thursday I had a bad day. Stressed, scattered, you name it. The recipient of my bad day vibes turned out to be my poor kitty. (Should I be comforted that it wasn’t my kids?!?) It was 3pm and a nice afternoon. Sydney was convinced she wanted to go in her wading pool. I was [Read More]

Bratz and Hoochies

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Sydney was watching TV while I was getting dinner ready. She saw a commercial for the Bratz dolls. “I want that!” “No,” I replied. “First of all, remember we’ve been having this conversation about how you can’t have everything you see on TV?” “I know,” she whined. “That’s why I want them for Christmas.” Not [Read More]

The Middle

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I’ve wanted to mention ABC’s The Middle for sometime now. I love its humor and look forward to watching it Wednesday nights. In a nutshell, The Middle is a comedy about a working-class family in Indiana. Mom and Dad both work jobs while raising 3 kids (1 in elementary school, 1 in middle school, and [Read More]

More about Butts

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My (few!) loyal blog readers know that my 7-year-old loves butts. He loves talking about butts, wiggling his butt, randomly showing his butt, etc. How appropriate, then, that this summer we grew in our very own backyard a tomato that looks just like a butt! Even the plant life recognizes that I’m a bad mom. [Read More]

Are you kidding me?

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The picture above was taken last week. It shows 6 days worth of 2nd grade paperwork sent home with my son. I know that teachers’ jobs are hard, but do they have to make my job as a parent so much harder, too? Really. These papers are all instructions to the parents about the book [Read More]

Dancing with Wedgies

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Sydney, age 3, has started Creative Movement classes at a local dance studio. We went shopping a couple weeks ago and bought her ballet shoes and a new leotard. Cute! Today was her second class. As she jumped and twirled around the room, I couldn’t help but notice she had a giant wedgie and her [Read More]

Experienced Bad…School?

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It’s back to school time and Will is now in 2nd grade. Last night as he was getting dressed for bed, I started chatting with him about his day. “What was your favorite thing you learned about in school today?” He stopped putting on his jammies and smiled. Then he stuck his butt out. He [Read More]

Two Days

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Just a quick update that school started Tuesday (Will’s in 2nd grade and Sydney is in a new preschool group). It took me all of *2 days* of school before I had to go through the drive thru of McDonald’s to pick up dinner. What else was I supposed to do? Chad, my lovely husband, [Read More]

Carry Me

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Sydney in her favorite spot: being carried! Sydney is at that age (3) where she’s really not a baby, but she’s not a big kid either. She still likes to be carried, especially this weekend when our family went for an extended walk in the local botanical gardens. I heard Sydney ask Chad, “Carry me!” [Read More]

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