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Messy Mondays
When Your Kids Decide They Want to Make a Haunted House
Words I never want to hear again: "It's a haunted house, Mama! We even made bloody fingers for snacks!" What's all this, you say? How I wish I knew. The best I can gather: some grand entrepreneurial idea, courtesy of the always-wants-to-make-money 8-year-old. All I...
Yes, There’s a Blank Space, Baby. Don’t Write Your Name.
This is a lesson in the subtle practice of subtlety. Or perhaps how to be nonchalant. Or perhaps how not to get in trouble when you paint the mirror with toothpaste. My boys are really, really bad at squeezing out toothpaste onto their toothbrushes. What inevitably...
The Week Before a Weekend Without Kids
Yes, it goes fast. But sometimes it slows WAY DOWN and one day takes forever and ever and ever.
When Your Kid Runs Into a Brick Wall. That’s Stationary.
You see this kid's face? You should see the wall. There's not a mark on it. We were happily bathing the younger boys, trying to keep the 15 gallons of water inside the tub for once, when our 8-year-old came howling into the house. Now, this isn't all that unusual....
Let’s Talk About Nerf Guns, Baby
Nerf guns aren’t quite as safe as one might think. At least not in this house.
Mom’s Night Out Is Totally Worth the Extra Cleanup
I run a monthly book club, because I like to read and I love getting together with a small group of women to chat about our husbands books. We meet once a month, stuffing our faces with chocolate (because it's the only time we get to eat it without kids or husbands...
Labor Day For Parents is Really Just Another Labor Day
Dear Mr. President, I totally get it. I know that full-time workers deserve a break. We work really hard, week after week, month after month, year after year, helping our great country stand tall with the other countries of the world. It's really nice to have Labor...