Guilt 101, Brought to You by the 8-year-old

– Posted in: Elfie, Grown-up Friends, Guilt, Mouths of Babes, Personal Insanity, The Kids are Killing Me, Worst Mom Randomness
Elfie's Guilty-the-Mommy Note

So last night, my husband, Tenzin, and I went out to dinner. Grown-up dinner with friends. And a play. We basically have no social life, so this was a big deal for us. For better or worse (most likely worse -- we'll see in a few years when I get a call from their therapists), [...]

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
money

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
From HeidiAyarbe.com

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 [...]

I’m Sure My Son Isn’t TRYING to Make Me Insane…

– Posted in: Conservatives are Funny, Crazy Tammy, Elfie, Foot in Mouth, Losin' It, Mouths of Babes, Newt, Parenting, Personal Insanity, Politics, Stuff I Probably Shouldn't be Thinkin', Tenzin, Thank God Your Father's Home
Photo from The Reno Gazette Journal

So this is basically how our morning went... Me (pointing at a photo of people shaking Joe Biden's hand on the front page of the newspaper): Hey, look -- if I would've gone to the Biden event yesterday, that could've been me. Newt: You're in there? Me: No, I could've gone. And my friend had [...]

Once Upon a Time, There Were Some Sleeping Democrats

– Posted in: Children's Books, Mouths of Babes, Sappy Tammy, Worst Mom Randomness, Writing
Obama Kids

So I'm coming down from watching the first night of the Democratic National Convention. Newt (the 9-year-old) and I should definitely get an invite in 2016 because we can yell like nobody's business. We get that from my mother -- you should've heard her during football games... Just a few weeks ago, my husband, Tenzin, [...]

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
Photo by Spicey Mom

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, [...]

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 [...]