MY TOP 10 MOTHER’S DAY WISHES

This past Christmas, I wrote a nice letter to Santa with my very modest wish list (you might have seen it on my personal blog). No matter how many times I had thought my head was gonna explode, I allowed the diva to watch Mickey Mouse. No matter how many times the dog slobbered all over […]

WHAT THE HELL WAS WALT DISNEY THINKING?!

Yesterday my hubby was letting the diva watch Mickey Mouse on his iPhone. From the other room, I could hear him laughing hysterically. Knowing that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is more annoying than funny, I said “sounds like you’re enjoying that more than her.” Apparently it was an old-school Mickey Mouse. You know, the ones you […]

FIVE EXERCISE STRATEGIES FOR MOMS WITH “ACTIVE” KIDS

After having my daughter, losing weight was easy. No sleep. No time to eat. Breast feeding. Trudging up the steps 20 times a day to clean up yet another blowout. Not to mention the incredible anxiety eating away at me about caring for this tiny, fragile little being. But after a while, the anxiety began […]

YOU DID WHAT?! SHARE YOUR MOTHERHOOD MISHAPS

It’s finally up! Motherhood Mishaps, the Motherhood on the Rocks forum where anything goes. Wanna complain about how your husband dressed your daughter for daycare…sans pants? There’s a forum for that. Or need to vent about the annoying woman with EIGHT kids in Target turning your shopping experience into an obstacle course that makes you […]

MY TODDLER, THE BOSS

When I was pregnant and even when the diva was an infant, I wanted to do everything exactly right. Many parents think you have to buy the expensive diapers, feed only organic baby food, play Baby Einstein DVDs constantly and begin teaching another language. While there is some truth to all of that, what I’ve […]

What I Wish I Could Give Up for Lent

I don’t usually start thinking about Lent until Fat Tuesday – it’s just so traumatizing to imagine all the things I could potentially give up for 40 days, like being pregnant all over again, except the days are weeks. But since it’s here, I guess I should get it over with. Most years I hesitantly […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF A SCHEDULE (AND HOW TOM BRADY AND ELI MANNING RUINED MINE)

 I learned quickly when the diva was a newborn that a schedule is important for babies  – one of the easiest ways to ward off temper tantrums and fussing. And I had it all figured out. Meals, snacks, naps and bedtimes. Like clockwork. If her snack or nap time was running late, she was screaming […]

I Owe My Mother an Apology

I sat there in the tiny doctor’s office waiting patiently for the pediatrician to finish telling me about the shots fussy butts would be getting and going over her suggestions for safety and nutrition. But what I really wanted to know was what the heck I’m supposed to do about the temper tantrums that currently […]

WHY WE ALMOST NAMED HER “BABY GIRL”

Many parents, when deciding on a baby name, take the whole nine months to come up with a moniker that will serve the child well, as both a youngster and an adult. And then there are those that … umm … don’t (*cough* Blue Ivy *cough*). Choosing the diva’s name (no it isn’t diva, though […]

MY DAUGHTER, THE ADDICT

Lately it’s been impossible to do anything without a little shadow. I can’t remember the last time I could walk out of the room without screaming, tiny footsteps racing after me. Heaven forbid I actually leave her out of all my fun, like putting laundry away or going to the bathroom. I can’t even get […]

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