Monthly Archives: February 2009

A Dose of Humor – Octamom Plus Eight

5 Minutes for Parenting’s weekly column, A Dose of Humor, is here to help treat the side effects of parenting! It features a different blogger every week and is hosted by Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity in My Subjective Life. Now you can also join in by linking in your funniest moment of the week,…

I have returned

By Cassie I have a tendency to assume other mothers are judging me. I have not blogged in two weeks. I honestly felt as thought I had nothing to say. I felt as though I wasn’t worth enough to share my thoughts with other mothers. This happens from time to time. Aiden will turn three…

Little Babies Everywhere

By Beck I held a friend’s newborn baby yesterday and The Baby hovered nearby, half sweet-hearted (gently stroking the baby’s ears and fingers), half jealous (getting a little TOO enthusiastic in her ear-and-finger stroking) and I was amused by how automatic it all was to me – the calm hand guiding The Baby, the feel…

You’re Only as Old as The Young People Say You Are

By Kelly A few weeks ago, I spent some time on the campus of my college alma mater. It was fun to walk around the familiar corridors — this time, toting a baby instead of a backpack — and marvel at how far I had come in the years since I graduated. Of course, I…

What Do You Watch With Your Kids?

By Veronica We do not have a television. We did not have high-minded reasons for pitching the tv. We did it for one reason only: whenever I have a tv, I watch garbage. For hours. Afterwards, I can not even tell you what I  saw. Now we entertain ourselves with the internet. Whether it’s blogging…

And also, I no longer subscribe to all the parenting magazines.

Special thanks to one of my bloggy heroines and my friend-in-real-life Lisa@Take90West. She’s a busy Mom to four and one of the most genuine, sweet people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. I know y’all are gonna love her as much as I do, and I bet most of us can relate fully to one…

Tankini Moms and Towel Moms

By Tina Swimming is a very important skill for kids to learn. I feel so strongly that my son should learn to swim that I started him in a Water Babies class at the local swimming school when he was 14 months old, which was in January. That’s how much I love my son. So…

A Dose of Humor – A Fair Warning

5 Minutes for Parenting’s weekly column, A Dose of Humor, is here to remind you to take your humor pill regularly as the best medicine to treat the side effects of parenting! It features a different blogger every week and is hosted by Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity in My Subjective Life. Katie is a…

candlelight

By Beck I nearly burned down my house this morning! It was unintentional and involved a CANDLE LEFT BURNING IN AN EMPTY ROOM – just like the PSA! – and I came in and found that flames were just moments away from beginning to lick the wooden wall. Good timing on my part, I suppose,…

Learning from Shenanigans

Kelly is on vacation this week. To preserve family goodwill, she’s not working but out enjoying the sunshine instead! Please welcome our guest poster today, Vanessa from I Never Grew Up. “Mama loo-oo-k I made a big mess,” my daughter informs me with a sly grin as I open her door to wake her from…