How did mothers ever cook dinner before the invention of television?
Seriously, Scooby-Doo, you’re a life saver. Bless you.
{I’m hanging out with the Aiming Low girls today. Stop on by and say hi!}
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From the category archives:
Mother of The Year
Stay up way too late playing on the computer so you are nearly comatose when your youngest arises at five o’clock in the morning.
After preparing breakfast and putting on a show, doze off for ten minutes to pathetically attempt to make up for lost sleep.
Out of the corner of your mind, hear children, squealing and [...]
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Alternatively titled: You are a much better parent than you think.
1. The Balloon Boy’s Parents: Not only did Richard and Mayumi Heene think they could get away with claiming their son flew away in a home-made balloon, but they also named him Falcon. The irony is tragic.
2. Jon Gosselin: He has been called many [...]
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Who would knowingly allow her children to finger-paint topless in November with berry stained hands just so she could get a little blogging done?
Me?
Never.
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I am not particularly fond of pain. Sure, I can handle it, I’m not my husband, after all. But, if given the choice, I’d just rather not. I enthusiastically received epidurals with all three kids, not for a moment having any desire to brave the pain of labor. It was a no-brainer for me.
Lily had [...]
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1. Let them choose their outfits, however inappropriate.
2. Take them on a surprise trip to the park before school.
3. Bribe them with the promise of hot chocolate with marshmallows,
and let them lead the way…
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If you live in a heavily child-populated suburb, you are probably familiar with the tradition of getting Boo’d. It’s where a family prepares Halloween goodies and doorbell ditches another family, leaving the treats behind. Along with the goodies is an instruction sheet and a sign to hang on the door, letting others know that your [...]
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One of Mama Kat’s inspiring writing prompts this week was to describe how motherhood has changed you. The topic had me stumped for hours, and ultimately, I realized why: Motherhood hasn’t really changed me. At least not the way biggest way I thought it would.
Before I was a mother, I didn’t really care for other [...]
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I have often wondered why there are so few realistic movies on the experience of motherhood. The two I can recall portraying it successfully are Parenthood and Baby Boom, and both of those are 20 years old {How ancient does that make you feel?!} Why aren’t there movies on the topic? It’s certainly entertaining enough, [...]
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If you’re one of those parents who don’t ever let your young children watch television, I have some news to break to you: You have no idea what you’re missing.
You probably also never feed your children cereal for dinner or skip the bath simply because you’re tired, or let them chew gum rather than brushing [...]
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I’ve never been much of a cartoon fan. Even as a young child, I preferred real human acting to the countless cartoons my friends adored. I just never understood the joy of watching poor Tom and Jerry torture each other or an annoying dog solving mysteries. I happily chose Reading Rainbow or The Electric Company [...]
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