Listen to Your Mother...and other writing
Weaning: A Bittersweet Ending
My second daughter, Sophie, took a bottle twice in her life, and by the ripe old age of three weeks, decided she preferred her milk to come directly from the source- Mama. We tried for months to re-introduce the bottle in a variety of ways; we tried several different...
The Ambivalent Blogger: In Pursuit of Balance
I have just begun my seventh month as a blogger, and I am finally settling into it with a bit more comfort and ease. When I wrote The Awkward Blogger, I was fairly transparent about how nervous I was joining the blogging community, and how uncomfortable I felt with...
5 Reasons I Never Want to Eat At a Restaurant With My Children Again
It was a Friday night. Being the inspiring Parents of the Year that we are, we had resorted to bribery to ensure our daughter's cooperation at her hip-hop dance class. (Don't ask- another post for another day.) In a moment of desperation, I informed her that if she...
The Cabbage Patch Mom of the Year
Welcome back to Finish the Sentence Friday! I am so delighted to report that I will now be regularly co-hosting this fantastic link-up, along with these awesome ladies: Janine from Janine's Confessions of a Mommyaholic Kate from Can I Get Another Bottle of Whine? Dawn...
The Versatile Liebster
This has been a great week for my low morale! I have been fighting a cold all week, struggling to find balance and energy for my family, work, and blog, and then out of the blue, I got two awards! It was just the pick-me-up I...
The Stress-aholic Hits Bottom: Why I Hate Mornings
I have been pretty up front about the fact that I suck at mornings. I have written more than one blog post about the debacles that have occurred in the hour after we roll about of bed before we frantically peal out of the driveway. It’s not pretty. After I complain...
My Closet: Where Nursing Bras Go To Die
Today's Monday Listicles topic is 10 Things In My Closet. At first I thought, Hmmm, what can I possibly do with this one? But once I got started, inspiration struck and I got really excited to see what everyone else comes up with this week. So my husband and I share a...
I Want My Mommy and Daddy!
Welcome back to Finish the Sentence Friday, where today's prompt is: The last time I went on vacation... (Play along! Bloggers, link up, regular readers, jump in on the comments below!) The last time I went on vacation, I realized that I never want to go on vacation...
South of the Border: Talking To Kids About Their Private Parts
*WARNING! If you are a man, you may want to stop reading right here. Or maybe even if you are a non-parent. Or someone who feels uncomfortable discussing anatomical labeling. Doesn’t pertain to you? Great- keep reading- at your own risk. Today’s topic involves the...
The Parade Charade
"Hello, I'm Jessica!" my six year old announced brightly, appearing at my side. I glanced up from the computer dubiously, where I was frantically trying to wrap up some online bill pay. "You and your husband are here at our hotel for vacation for eleven days, aren't...
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