Have you ever done something and then wondered, "Crap, when do kids actually start remembering things?" For Kristi Valentini, this would be one of those times. She chronicles life with back-to-back babies at Mommy Crib Notes. In a mad moment of parental anger, have you ever done or said something you regretted? You desperately wish [...]
The Card
December 28, 2010 – Posted in: Foot in Mouth, Guilt, Misunderstandings, Mouths of Babes, Worst Mom MomentsXLMIC, who blogs at Taking It On, submitted this story about a disappointing Mother's Day that became so much more.I opened the plain white, slightly rumpled, nondescript business envelope with 'Mom' written on the front and drew out the raggedly-cut, crookedly-folded in half piece of red construction paper. Written on it in silver chicken-scratch was [...]
Unfiltered
December 5, 2010 – Posted in: Foot in Mouth, Guilt, This Is Supposed to be Fun, Travel, Worst Mom MomentsAs adept as Verity is at using guilt, you'd think she was raised Catholic. She blogs about life with her three daughters (a 7-year-old and 5-year-old twins) and other stuff that won't go away at The State of Being Real.This seemed a whole lot worse until wrote it down -- but just read it with [...]
Hear We Go Again
July 10, 2010 – Posted in: Guilt, Mouths of Babes, Newt, Newt's Story, Parenting, Personal InsanityA couple of weeks ago, my son, Newt, told us he couldn't hear very well. We had his hearing checked when he was around three, and he currently doesn't seem to have any problems, but he's mentioned something being wrong several times over the past few months (I won't bore you with the details of [...]
Saving the Best for Last
May 19, 2010 – Posted in: Chronic Pain, Dogs, Getting Older, Grown-up Friends, Guilt, Personal Insanity, TimeMany years ago, before the addition of the children, I was the type of person who always sent birthday cards, thank-you notes, and new-baby gifts. Today, I'm lucky if people get a "Happy B-day!" from me on Facebook. My grandmother would probably be rolling over in her grave (were she not cremated). She was the [...]
All Fun and Games until Somebody Loses a Shoe
October 8, 2009 – Posted in: Elfie, Guilt, Parenting, Personal Insanity, Working for PayI had what could only be classified as a small nervous breakdown the other day. I'm a working girl now, and it's taking up a ton of my time. The last time I did this was during the Obama campaign, when every waking moment was devoted to volunteering. So now I'm back to waking up, [...]
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