This is the part where we gather around the proverbial parenting/mothering ‘campfire’ hug each other, and sing Kumbaya. Oh, and we hug, and cry, and tell each other we are perfect. And while we are dreaming lets pretend that through our awesomeness of just being a parent that we have cured poverty, world hunger, and [...]
Tags: junk food, Mommy Wars, mothering, parenting, parenting choices
In my lifetime, I have been in 3 car accidents. Two of which were with my son in the car (none of which were my fault). Because of that, I strive to be the safest driver I can be, to keep my children in the safest car seats available (this includes extended rear facing and [...]
I know I am whiny sometimes, okay a lot, but it’s mostly about my birth story and the public’s messed up view of breastfeeding. All the comments I get when I talk about my healing process helps SO MUCH, by the way. Even the ones who tell me, basically, to just get over it, already. [...]
I know not everyone spells as well as I do, nor were most people raised by an aspiring author and an editor, nor granddaughter to a superintendent for a special-needs school. English mistakes weren’t tolerated while I grew up. My father carried around pens and even a marker to correct misspellings in public. When I [...]
Tags: education, illiteracy, literacy, misspelling, proper english, reading level
First I titled this “Post Weaning Depression Is Real” and then I felt really sad. Sadder than I already am about this weaning business that my twins have decided to partake in on their own without my permission, presumably the first time they will do something I don’t approve of. But I guess deciding to [...]
