Posts Tagged ‘mom life’
If Moms Ruled the World: Mom Law
If Moms Ruled the World: Mom Law If moms ruled the world, Mom Law would make life run much smoother. Maybe not every day, especially not Mondays, but for just a moment, let’s look at how different things might be. I got a text from my oldest daughter this week, it was a news article…
Read MoreThe Mom Car: Where Coolness and Life Collide
The Mom Car: Where Coolness and Life Collide Remember, remember the deep unquenchable need, the need for speed? Truthfully, there was only .000005% of the population of teenage girls that were granted that most coveted of wishes, a pink Camaro with vanity plates, secretly staged in the driveway. We imagined a big red bow, for…
Read MoreDear Spelling List: the Myth, the Legend, the Beast
Dear Spelling List: the Myth, the Legend, the Beast There you are. Truly, you never change, you with your pious phonetical rubbish, except when you throw out some random silent P. What is that? I imagine if you were to answer me, you would give some easy response. But I know you so well. I…
Read MoreTo the Mom, Whose Kid Doesn’t Fit In: Mothering a Square Peg
To the Mom, Whose Kid Doesn’t Fit In: Mothering a Square Peg I am a square peg. Years ago I would have told you I was a square peg in a world full of round holes. But, I think the truth is, I am a square peg in a world full of square pegs trying…
Read MoreSeasonal Motherhood: Back to School
Seasonal Motherhood: Back to School The kids go back to school on Thursday. I feel aggrieved about this. I am a Monday start kind of gal. So, Thursday doesn’t really work for me. But no one asked me. Which is a shame. I know stuff. I have been doing this parenting gig for 23 plus…
Read MoreGirls in SUVs Talking Out Loud to Jesus: How to Perfect Your Prayer Life
Girls in SUVs Talking Out Loud to Jesus: How to Perfect Your Prayer Life I know. It has been a while. I opened my laptop and stared at the blank screen for what seemed an eternity. A writer can get caught up in a personal head game of writer’s block and easily confuse it with…
Read MoreDear Mean Mommy, Give Yourself a Break
I am a mean mommy. Did I not hope to be sweet, tender … joyful? Certainly, this isn’t true? Surely, that can’t be the core of who I am, my entire identity? – is this what I went into the business of motherhood to be labeled as? In my most uptight and fitful moments, with…
Read MoreThe Breast Feeding Offense…
I was recently asked my opinion on openly breastfeeding in public. It fascinates me this is an issue with the current fashion trends. I am actually surprised anyone could take offense to a baby being nourished in the mall when a half-naked 15-year-old is standing in line at the cookie factory. I am no more…
Read MoreStuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: When is the last time they had a bath?
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: When is the last time they had a bath? I don’t know. What month is it? I am not a bad mom. I consider myself an adequate mom. I think I will get a mug: “World’s Most Adequate Mom.” And I do love the smell of freshly bathed, lotioned,…
Read MoreThe Crockpot Confession
Poor as church mice, that is how my mother-in-law would have described us. When Justin and I got married we had nothing. We stopped at the post office on the way to our wedding reception to see if there were any congratulatory cards with money in them. Luckily, one of my dad’s buddies came to…
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