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How to NOT Raise A Generation of A*@holes
I feel like being the mom of six makes me kind of like a professional parent. A professional is defined as; (of a person) engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime. That's pretty much me as a mom, other than the getting paid part. Unless of course,…
An Exciting Night Out Without The Baby
The following is a guest post from Raquel D’Apice, founder of the humor/parenting blog, The Ugly Volvo.A transcript from the night when we excitedly went out to a restaurant and left the baby with my parents:Jonathan enters the restaurant grinning and sits down across from me. Jonathan: Ready for our hot date? Me: I know look at us going out to dinner like regular adults who dont have a baby …
Explicitly Wrong: Fighting Sexism in My Own House
My first child – the one who made me a mom – is a boy. I remember, among the mix of overwhelming, hormonally-charged emotions, feeling incredulous that my body had created not just a baby, but a boy. “I grew a penis!” I secretly exalted in my mind.
ModernMom Chronicles: Chapter Twenty Five
How did I get so lucky? Heather wonders as she looks around the kitchen. Unwashed dishes clutter the sink. Three naked Barbies, a skateboard and a pile of Pokmon cards are in the family room. It smells like Avas Diaper Genie needs to be replaced. The neighbors dog is barking. Her broken iphone is next to her trash filled purse.
A Lesson in Patience from My Toddler
When my daughter was born, two major things happened. My body became an alien spacecraft, brought to the edge of destruction and back again (with some collateral damage, of course). But more importantly, I uncovered a limitless supply of patience that even Gandhi would admire.