Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

The Shocking Truth about Why My Kids are Redheads

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They look at me. They look at my husband. They look at my kids. They look at me again. Then they look at my husband again. I know what they are thinking before they even ask it. They are about to pose the question I get asked at least once a month. “Where do your kids [Read More]

Experienced Bad Mom, Dream Crusher

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“Mom, I NEED to take gymnastics,” stated my daughter, 8. She was out in the backyard doing cartwheels. “You already took gymnastics,” I replied casually. “Mom, no, everyone I know is taking gymnastics. I want to do gymnastics so bad.” “You already took gymnastics,” I repeated. “Once, when you were in preschool. And then just [Read More]

How to Treat Your Chaperone

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Those of you who follow my social media channels may recall that I spent 2 days chaperoning my son’s 6th grade field trip to Toronto. My duties entailed riding a humongous motor coach for approximately 12 hours and escorting my group of four kids through one fort, one legislative assembly, one museum, one gigantic tower, [Read More]

The Best Beachy Waves Tutorial

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Do you ever go to the salon and get your hair done? Looks great when the stylist does it, right? Then it’s the next day. Suddenly, what the stylist made look *so easy* is impossible to replicate. But, you try. I present below my stylist’s rendition of beachy waves, immediately followed by my rendition of beachy waves: How’s [Read More]

Rejected Reproductive Health Unit Titles

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The email from my son’s middle school caught my eye. I opened it and read: “You are invited to come preview the lessons and teaching materials for Puberty: The Wonder Years.” Puberty: The Wonder Years? What, is Kevin Arnold narrating the videos about the miraculous changes that happen to your body when Winnie Cooper walks [Read More]

Thin Mint Junkies and Other Customers at the Girl Scout Cookie Booth

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Thin Mints. Samoas. Tagalongs. Trefoils. Doh-si-dos. If you have walked into a supermarket in the last 3 months, or answered your front door, then you know of what I speak. Girl Scout cookies. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. And, they are yummy and addictive! I observed a Girl Scout cookie booth in action recently. My eight-year-old daughter, [Read More]

If The Breakfast Club Were Parents Today

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Don’t you… Forget about me… Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t… If you grew up in the 80s like I did, then you can finish the rest of that song. And you know exactly what movie it comes from: The Breakfast Club. I was 14 when the movie came out and suffering from teen angst along with the [Read More]

Memorable Mom Moments

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Terrific. Great. Just a couple words that describe how I feel this week about getting back into our family’s routine of school and work. Don’t get me wrong, the holidays were wonderful and I felt like we enjoyed a much-needed break. That said, by New Year’s we were starting to climb the walls and fight [Read More]

Have a Funny and Happy Thanksgiving

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May you and yours have a fun, fabulous Thanksgiving! (And if you’re in Canada, then I hope your Thanksgiving last month was great!) Enjoy some Turkey Day humor courtesy of someecards.com: Do you have a favorite cartoon about Thanksgiving? What’s your favorite dish at Thanksgiving?

When I Met Rick Springfield

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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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