It’s no secret that school vacations can drive me to day drink and spontaneously cry at any given moment be a little tough for me. Remember the day I cried at the beach? Good times. Or how about this one where I shared the signs that I barely made it through Christmas Break? And let’s not forget […]
Science of Parenthood
Have you heard of Science of Parenthood? You know, the wonderful people who bring you illustrated parenting humor inspired by the madness of raising kids, which not even science can explain. They’ve created gems such as these: All photos found here Today they felt my Mommy Math post was worthy of their incredible site! […]
10 Things I Learned Spending 4,197 Consecutive Minutes with My 10 Year Old
Last week I had the pleasure of spending 3 days traveling to Northern California with my son and his 4th grade class. Let’s clarify here: “pleasure” is subjective. What is “pleasurable” to one person might be excruciating to another. I think I fall somewhere in the middle with a slight lean to one side on the […]
It’s not you, it’s me. Actually, it’s YOU. Totally YOU!
Photo Credit Darling Son, We are in the throes of it- you and I. Although one could say parents and children are always in the throes of something, aren’t they?We’ve got this push-pull thing going on. You want so much to push when I ask you to pull. Then you just have to pull if […]
What we’ve got here is failure to communicate
Living in a house full of men, I spend the majority of my time being worshiped and adored completely ignored. It’s not that I’m not loved. The fact that my children can’t bear to be apart from me for the 2 minutes it takes me to pee, proves that. Their desperate need to share their […]
Silent Milestones
When you’re a parent, Milestones come with the territory. The baby industry has made sure we don’t miss any of them by providing month by month (and even week by week) descriptions of all the things our kids “should” be doing as they grow and develop. And, conveniently, they’ve created an assortment of products to […]
My life is a refrigerator magnet
Somehow, mothers in Africa have become my “guilt barometer.” I’ve developed this bizarre habit of comparing my life with the lives of these women, ultimately, coming to the conclusion that I am a selfish white woman who should feel guilty. All the time. “I feel guilty for grabbing coffee in the middle of the day. […]
Valentine’s Day in Photos: Courtesy of Spike
Upon returning home at 9:45 on Valentine’s Day Eve, we discovered this… The utter destruction of a class set of NBA valentines meticulously assembled by Nate. The lollipop and slobber-encrusted socks I included in the teachers’ Chinese take-out gift boxes. The box carcass The valentines stuck together by dog drool, excessive scotch tape […]
This Mom is OK-Enough
Photo Credit I find this parenting thing tough. I’m an expert in Mom Math; but other than that, I’m pretty a remedial student in the School of Motherhood. I’m not talking about the physical fatigue that rides shotgun with parenting. The running around, lugging laundry baskets, chasing basketballs down the street, getting in the car […]
Mom Math: The Only Math That Matters
Photo Credit If I were currently a high school senior applying to college there would be no way on God’s green earth I would get in. Anywhere. I was no dummy, but my “slightly above average” status (earned through hard work, persistence, and the loss of a many years of my father’s life as he […]
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