Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

Picking clothes and picking fights

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I could hear them arguing in the hall. My husband’s voice boomed, “You are NOT wearing that to church!” My son replied at the top of his lungs, “Yes, I AM!” “No you’re not!” “Yes, I am!” “You do NOT wear a skeleton to church. That’s final!” Now I finally understood. My son’s shirt, while [Read More]

A tale of two lunches

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As we have settled into Will’s school year, I keep thinking this lunch thing should get easier. But it doesn’t. Some days he braves the cafeteria, usually when the menu boasts a dessert. Most days he takes a lunch. He also needs a non-allergenic snack for later in the afternoon. So the night before a [Read More]

Talking with Sydney about Halloween

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This week Sydney and I were in the car and started chatting about Halloween. “Mmmm, candy!” she squealed. “What’s your favorite type of candy?” I asked. “Um,” she said. Then nothing. “Is it chocolate? Lollipops? Mints?” I suggested. A moment later she said with a straight face, “Beer candy!” Then she giggled. And of course [Read More]

Poop Sandwich

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I have been trying to get in a groove with lunches for school. Most days I send Lunchables and I’ve also bribed Will a few times to try the cafeteria. On a recent day I packed him a good ol’ PB&J. After school that day, I checked in to see how lunch met his standards. [Read More]

Bad school!

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Yesterday morning I got in an argument with Will as he left for 1st grade. I wanted him to take his hat and make sure he wore it on the playground to protect his freckly goodness from the evil sun. “Mom, they don’t allow hats on the playground. Only in your backpack!” he cried. Ha. [Read More]

Three days

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I felt like a good mom for the 1st three days of 1st grade. Then reality hit. It was a good run, those 3 days. You see, Clifford the Big Red Dog came home with Will on Thursday. We were supposed to play with Clifford and document his adventures in our house in the class [Read More]

Drawing with Sydney

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We were in the front yard a few days ago drawing on our driveway with sidewalk chalk. Sometimes the kids ask me to draw things for them, such as Elmo or flowers. Sydney asked me to draw a puppy. So I did. I’m no artist so it wasn’t much to look at, but it was [Read More]

Nature…or nurture?! Part II

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This morning at church I was standing up with Chad singing a hymn. Sydney was downstairs in the nursery and Will was trying to last as long as a 6-year-old could upstairs with us in the sanctuary. I looked over to see him doodling on the church bulletin. I looked closer and saw him drawing [Read More]

Good mom for a couple hours

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This week I would like to thank Kraft/Oscar Mayer Lunchables for making me feel like a good mom! I hosted a Lunchables House Party for my playgroup with games, prizes, and food provided courtesy of Oscar Mayer. We sampled the new healthier Lunchables and got a kick out of the scavenger hunt. It was really [Read More]

Nature…or nurture?!

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Here is a photo of me and Will enjoying a ride on the Mansfield, Ohio carousel. If you are ever on Route 30 in the middle of Ohio, I recommend you stop by! We took the kids on several carousel rides. Will loved it. On the last ride, he and I sat next to each [Read More]

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