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Mommin’ so hard…
Comment sections on social media can...
Please…BRAG away!
Like most moms, I stay up way too late...
Parents: Take Back Your House
"Why is this happening? It's the first...
Mommin’ so hard…
Comment sections on social media can be two things: absolute gold or a migraine/high blood pressure inducing crap show. Mine was the...
Please…BRAG away!
Like most moms, I stay up way too late and then wake up way too early all to enjoy a few moments of quiet...by myself. At night, I...
Parents: Take Back Your House
"Why is this happening? It's the first week of school and bullying is out of control?" Not everyone is going to like what I have to...
“This is where we could hide…”
My son was looking for a safe place to hide in a store. That thought has consumed my mind for days now. He and I were holding hands...
Enough.
Not another one. I whispered that to myself while I was in the waiting room of a doctor's office. "Dan James Richards, of Creston,...
All about the LIKES
I have hit the age where nearly everything that comes out of my mouth to my kids starts with: "when I was your age." I still...
Count to 10…
This was me yesterday. There I am in an extreme close-up...holed up in a public restroom. Why? It was either that or let my temper...
Just wing it.
I have a new mantra that I will repeat to myself every day this summer: "Just wing it. It's all good, mama." I don't know about you,...
After 40…
A friend of mine in her early 30s found her first signs of crows feet. By her reaction I didn’t know if she needed talked off the...
We need action
At what point are we going to actually do something to protect our children? I remember the day, time and where I was when Columbine...
Motherhood bat signal?
There is nothing more uncomfortable than hearing your child has been the "mean kid." Trust me, I've been there. But can we take off...
Perfectly, (im)perfect
The picture was perfect. Our four little blessings, all dressed in their Easter best, with their infectious smiles beaming right at...
Troll.
Trolls. Wikipedia defines it as "a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow discord by posting...
Advice for my Tween…
When you become a parent, everyone tells you it goes by fast. I just never realized that kids grow up faster than a trip with Marty...
Lawnmower parents.
Lawnmower parents. (Sigh) Were any of us really surprised to find out that some of the rich and elite were buying their children's...
My response…
I believe in Freedom of Speech. So I was not against the fact that someone mentioned my name over and over at a school board meeting...
MOMO challenge
I'll admit it: I can be a "lazy" mom. I'll swing through a fast-food restaurant instead of cooking a more nutritious meal at home....
Letter to the Editor…
I believe in giving people a voice when others refuse to...so I am sharing a LETTER TO THE EDITOR from someone who wants answers. "I...
A lie doesn’t become truth…
"A lie doesn't become truth...wrong doesn't become right...evil doesn't become good just because it's accepted by the majority."...
Bring on the snow…
I was in front of the firing squad earlier when I said: I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SNOW!" And the reason is a simple one: I get to clear my...