My husband and I celebrated 25 years of marriage this summer. Yes, I was a child bride. Ha ha! I attribute the quarter century mark to a lot of things: faith, luck, some work, some compromise, lots of fun, and an eye-on-the-prize mentality. Which means don’t start looking around for something else, if you know [Read More]
A Superlative Bad Mom Moment Starring Poop
Lucky me! I got to see the hit movie “Bad Moms” not once, but twice this summer. If you can get past all the F-bombs, it really is a funny movie that pokes fun at so many Mommy truths. My dear readers know that I consider myself a Bad Mom, just like the moms in [Read More]
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When Your Child Doesn’t Like to Read
If you believed everything you read on the internet, then parenting would be easy. Teach your child how to swim in 3 easy steps! Get your child to love vegetables with this 7-day plan! Turn your child into a bookworm in one hour! I tried everything on the internet–and under the sun–to instill a love of [Read More]
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When I Met Rick Springfield
The year was 2000. My husband and I were ensconced in a hotel room in beautiful downtown Canton, Ohio. We had come to celebrate the millennium with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, of which my father, a former professional football player with the Los Angeles Rams, was a member. My husband was geeking out. [Read More]
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One of Those Weeks
Have you ever had one of those weeks when life is crazy, everything seems out of control, and you want to hide under the covers and cry or sleep? If you haven’t had one of those weeks, then stop reading and please visit another blog. If you have, then keep reading and commiserate with me! [Read More]
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I Am Mom Enough
Most of the folks reading my blog are parents, grandparents, and a few soon-to-be parents. So I think the majority of you must have heard, read, or seen the controversial new Time Magazine cover: Now I won’t go into a thoughtful discussion of this cover like the one you’ll find over at The Mommy Psychologist, [Read More]
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Newborn Picture Perfect
I mentioned in my Pregnancy v. Parenthood post a couple weeks ago that I know a lot of expecting mothers. One of them had a baby girl last week and she’s adorable. I know this because exactly 1 week after being born, this little baby had the sweetest newborn photos posted on Facebook. You know, [Read More]
