Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

Not just a bad mom, but a dumb one, too!

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(Okay, so I’m not on vacation–yet. And I was telling this story to my co-workers, at least 1 of whom reads my blog, thank you, and she said this story was definitely blog worthy. So here it is!) We were talking about Montana at the dinner table. I was trying to get the kids excited [Read More]

On vacation

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–on vacation last year– We are going out West for a while. A couple airplane rides, car trips through the mountains, a boat ride and more await us! So I won’t be posting for a bit. I know, I know, all 3 of my readers will have to find something else to do with their [Read More]

Feed me!

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Will got a new goldfish for his birthday. He named him Goldy (yes, I know, not too original, but he thought of it himself and was excited about the name!) Anyhoo, Will feeds Goldy in the morning and at night. This morning as we were all getting ready for the day, I asked him if [Read More]

Bad Mom vs. a 3-year-old

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“Mom,” said Sydney. “Where are my apple slices?” I had been doing a million things and had told her to hold on. “Remember, I told you to hold on.” “Where are they?” “Sydney, I told you to hold on.” “You’re a bad mom,” she said, matter-of-factly. Oh, great. Just what I needed to hear. “Well, [Read More]

Satan’s Minions

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Now that the weather is warm in Michigan, the kids have been spending a lot of time outdoors. I was looking for them the other night when it was time for dinner. “Will! Sydney!” I hollered. Nothing. “Children!” I continued. “Children of the Corn!” Nothing. “Devil Children!” I tried. Nothing. “Satan’s Minions!” I shrieked. “What?” [Read More]

Bad Mom in the Morning

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Time: 7:00 am Coffee status: 2 sips Questions from 6 1/2 year old: “Is there gravity in Heaven? How high is outer space?” Bad Mom’s reply: “Nunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnhhh. Dufffff.”

Package for Will

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Will’s birthday is coming up and my sister, who lives in Virginia, is ordering him some things from Amazon. She asked if she should have them wrapped. This made me laugh as nothing brings Will more joy than seeing a brown package at his doorstep. To him, the brown box is the wrapping! In fact, [Read More]

School Daze, Bad Mom Days

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It’s the last week of school! I’m looking forward to not having to comb through Will’s backpack every night for 8,322 pieces of paper. Or monitor homework. Or worry about what’s being served each day in the school cafeteria. Recently we arrived home after the day and Will said, “Mom! You forgot to give me [Read More]

$10 Well Spent

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A while back I shared that Will and Sydney had been invited to be the ring bearer and flower girl in a wedding. Well, the wedding was this weekend and it went great! Surprisingly, the kids hung out up front during the whole ceremony. I thought for sure they would have taken me up on [Read More]

Confessions of a Bad Mom

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Here are my top 4 confessions of the past month: 4. I know I’ve let my kids watch too much Nickelodeon when I wake up singing Miranda Cosgrove’s “Kissin U” song! 3. Just now Sydney was looking for me and called downstairs to ask if I was down here. I didn’t answer. 2. Sometimes I [Read More]

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