Scarring and Scaring the Kids for Life

– Posted in: Angry Tammy, Life is Dangerous, World Gone Crazy, Worst Mom Moments, Worst Mom Rants
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I've had moments when I've wondered if naming this blog "World's Worst Moms" was really the best idea. Tonight, not so much. The kids are currently sleeping next to me on the floor in sleeping bags because they're too freaked out to stay in their room. Thanks to my horrible case of Honest Mommy Syndrome, [...]

Worst Mom Moments: An Heir-Raising Tale

– Posted in: Life is Dangerous, Mouths of Babes, Okay That's Funny, Parenting, Thank God Your Father's Home, This is Supposed to be Helpful, Worst Mom Moments
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So once again, the fabulous Kelly DeBie of DeBie Hive swoops in with a story from her always unbelievable life. Unbelievable only because truth is stranger than fiction. And when you have four kids and a husband, that's a lot of material to work with. ****** A few months ago, my husband got a new [...]

Worst Mom Moments — Elevator Speech

– Posted in: Mouths of Babes, Stuff I Probably Shouldn't be Thinkin', Worst Mom Moments
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So I had to pass on this Worst Mom Moment that my friend, Heidi Ayarbe, posted to Facebook about her daughter ("A"). Incidentally, Heidi's a kick-ass, young adult fiction writer. Her latest book is Wanted. ****** Awkward elevator moment at the clinic: *semi-full elevator* A: *turns to guy next to us* What are you here [...]

How to Walk a Puppy — First, Stand Up

– Posted in: Accidents, Dogs, Foot in Mouth, Losin' It, Mouths of Babes, Okay That's Funny, Parenting, The Kids are Killing Me, This Is Supposed to be Fun, Worst Mom Moments
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Ginger from Spicey Mom is back with a Worst Mom Moment from the dog days of summer. Ginger and I have been commiserating because both got puppies at the same time, and our lives have been..."exciting" ever since.   Week 18 in puppyville and I still not sure I like this guy. He still chews, [...]

Call Off the Hunt — We Found a Dog!

– Posted in: Dogs, Elfie, Grosser than Gross, Jasper, Personal Insanity, Worst Mom Moments

Can you believe it? After two rescue groups, one humane society debacle, countless internet searches, and lord knows how many of you calling in your contacts, we found our "baby." Thanks to an old friend my Obama campaign days, today we brought home an 8-week-old Labrador Retriever/Finnish Lapphund.How can you be upset at that face?He [...]

Attack of the Killer Toothpaste

– Posted in: Cleaning, Losin' It, Mouths of Babes, No Good Deed, Obsessions, Punishments, Stuff I Probably Shouldn't be Thinkin', This is Supposed to be Helpful, Worst Mom Moments
Attack of the Killer Toothpaste

Meet Marian, mother of three who's just started blogging but clearly has plenty of material to keep her writing over at Just Keep Swimming. This toothpaste thing is such a pet peeve of mine, too. If they made World's Worst Moms toothpaste, it would be clear and self-destructing after five minutes.I put Molly in time [...]