Home Life - Scary Mommy

Finally

OxiMOM — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:22:09 -0600

Many of you have probably seen me go off on here with major bitch rants about the speeding on our street and how they do speed traps but not enough and how NO ONE not even city busses obey the limit. I wrote to our paper weekly to run a "somebody do something" on the street and the speeding issues. I would write any time there was a wreck as well. I finally got a "we will look into it" but nothing was written.

Sunday night two cars wrecked about 7 blocks down. One car hit a tree another took out a sign. The 3 people who were in the car that hit the tree died on scene.

Police investigation says they were traveling at a high rate of speed and the cars involved did not make contact with each other. They believe it is street racing but have not officially determined so. My husband is friends with the clerk at 7-11 who said he witnessed them take off racing from the parking lot. As well as one of the cars involved is familiar to me as both parties involved live on the street and I see him romping on his car regularly up and down the street he was the only survivor.

Anyway my husband called the local paper as the article wanted input about the street. Because of this accident and speed being a factor they are running an article about the speeding issues.

Both my husband and I are willing to make statements and we have invited the reporter to our home to witness for himself the fact that almost EVERY car goes well above the limit and that the visibility from side streets turning on to this road is poor.

I'm sad that it took 3 men dying for this to happen and I know most likely not much will be done. But I finally feel someone is going to listen. It's not just me many people on this road complain about it.

My heart is breaking for a family that just lost 3 members because of a lack of respect for a busy winding dangerous road.

Things you must do that nobody will ever notice...

BankMom — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:38:37 -0600

So I just finished washing the pantry door. You all know hat I talking about. The space around the doorknob and the 6 inches above and below. I am the only one who will ever notice it's been washed but everyone will say "eew! There's something gross on the pantry door!" if I don't.
Here are a couple other things I do that nobody will ever notice:

Wash out the dogs Kong toy

Wipe off the outside of the fridge

Im sure there are others! What do you do that nobody will ever know about??

Feeling like a single sahm

HaileysMom — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:48:15 -0600

I can't understand being a military wife, or even being a full time oilfield wife. But being at home without my dh as long as I've been and continue to be is bad enough for me. I live in Oklahoma, and dh has been working in Colorado. He left last Monday morning. I thought he'd come home this weekend for Father's Day, but he will be gone another week or 2, maybe longer. He's getting 24/7 pay for staying on location, so he's getting a good paycheck. This is what we need for dd2.5 and do on the way. I don't want to sound greedy, but the money is the only reason to keep dh away from our family. I have to think positively and know that we can get financially stable because of this.

Weekends and not sleeping in!!

MadHatterMum — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:08:40 -0600

Seriously! Dd9mo will sleep in during the week and weekends well she is up at the but crack of dawn!!
During the week when dh and I get up before 6, she will sleep till almost 8am some mornings.
And on the weekends when we would love to say sleep till oh 7 or so she is up before 6am!! Through all this she will still take her normal mid morning nap! Gah!

Single Income Families

RuralRebellion — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:14:14 -0600

If you don't mind me asking a very personal question, I'd really like to know how much the working spouse makes and maybe a breakdown of major bills to pay/where that money goes.

We're still struggling a lot, and I actually work part time, but very part time. DH is hopefully getting a higher position/pay raise soon, but I question myself daily as to why we aren't making it. I feel like we are doing something very wrong, but I can't figure it out.

Putting my foot down

HaileysMom — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:42:03 -0600

My dd 2 1/2 is being defiant and disobedient. She back talks and puts up a fight to do anything I ask of her. I'm 14 weeks pregnant. It's getting harder for me to carry her to do things like go potty or get changed or dressed. How do I correct a terrible 2 year old by October? When the new baby is due

A few home truths from a po'd sm foster mom ...

AloneOverseas — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:17:00 -0600

First off, I'm on my phone and have fat thumbs, so this might get messy! Lol

Anyway ... I want to get this out, I need to vent, and I hope to make some people think before it's too late. And let me say, please don't take offence, I am speaking from my experiences so this is not aimed at anyone. :)

As a foster parent I have seen far toooo much shit with kids and their parents. Some parents are wonderful but having a hard time, but far too often the parents are poor excuses. For the last three hours I have been listening to my boys playing in the other room. They have been laughing and happy and joking and just making my heart melt!!!

And they're not our bio kids. They belonged to others who abused and neglected them. They were taken away and now we have the joy of having them be a part of our family FOREVER!! It has been a damn hard road but worth it! But, they will be forever separated from their families. Between the two of them, they have 16 siblings, many we have yet to meet. Is this normal? Is this how kids should grow up? Strangers to their own siblings???

I have been trying for a while to get them all together, but it is a big ask. They are with different families and not all of them want to cooperate. Why do they get to decide?? Is that in the best interests of the children???

So I guess what I'm trying to say is, I wish people would think about the future of their children BEFORE they decide to have them. If they are in a shitty, unstable, violent or addictive relationship, etc, get yourself together before having kids!!!

I know accidents happen (my daughter was the result of an oops), but if it does, take responsibility immediately and get your shit together! It took me a couple years, but I got there and I had no addictions or abuse, etc to deal with .. so I know things can take time.

I just wish I could say this to all the bio parents of all the foster kids we've had, and more.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Week from hell vent.

OxiMOM — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:02:04 -0600

This week has SUCKED!!! Monday both boys came down with massive diarrhea. Mikey's cleared up the next day after some rice cereal thank god Colin on the other hand has been a mess all week.

Explosive stinky poop that would go up his back and down his legs. He also vomited pretty violently 2-3 times over the week. He has no fever and is not showing signs of dehydration and has been acting his normal happy self. The vomiting only seems to be during or right after tummy time when he is rolling around on the floor. We did just switch formula on him so I'm pretty sure that is the cause of the poop. Today he has had soft but not explosive or watery stools (yay normal poop!!). This morning he had a full 8oz bottle at 8 am then refused bottles except an oz here or their till I finally spoon fed him rice cereal and a decent amount to he wolfed it down then 2 hours later drank 6oz. So fingers crossed he is doing better. He is currently pissed at me because I won't let him have tummy time for fear of vomit.

Add to all this my dog is 9years old and arthritic. Tuesday night her back legs for tangled up and she fell down the deck steps. She has been so sore all week she can hardly get up to go outside. She can get up but she is so stiff and sore I'm giving her till Monday before we call the vet. She has had incontanance since she was two and the past year her meds have stopped working she lays in puddles of pee any time she falls asleep so mopping 2-3 times a day and butt washes for her 2-4 times a week is routine now. But with the soreness she's now been pooping in the house rather then letting me know she has to go out.

I'm so ovewhemd this week. My moms POA my aunt is not happy we are moving but understands we have to to give my family a fighting chance. I still haven't told my mom we are moving. If I catch her on a good day she will understand if I tell her on a bad day ill be so guilt ridden by her reaction. All I can say is TGIF

My "househusband" this week

irishdoe — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:20:12 -0600

Monday night I had to go in for emergency surgery for an ovarian torsion. Very painful, very sick. Anyway, I was released from hospital and husband has been working from home and caring for our two little ones so that I can recover and rest. He has been amazing!! Laundry is being folded and put away (I hate that part!), dishes and meals cooked, kids fed and entertained. He is spoiling me as well. The pain and nausea are still present but lessening with medication and the care he is giving me. I love this man.

i need to get my ass in gear

Marionettevie — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:05:19 -0600

i should have been saving money for months now to buy a spinny pole, to start working out.... well whatever i save i always end up spending on something or the other so i need TIPS on saving money and keeping it saved!!

Guys and Computer Games

episcopal — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:32:51 -0600

I've noticed in a number of posts as of late that many DHs and SOs seem to spending an awful lot of time playing computer games. I also notice with concern that this seems to be having a quite negative effect on a number of relationships.

Not being much of a video game man myself, I'm curious as to what it is about video games that seem do draw so many guys like a supercharged magnet. And why is it that with so many of these guys, it would seem that they would rather play video games than spend quality time with their families?

Thoughts?

Open house today.

OxiMOM — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:15:29 -0600

Our open house is today!!! I have spent all week boxing stuff gutting the basement packing organizing and scrubbing my house. I'm talking bucket of soapy water and a sponge over every wall and baseboard of this house. I even got on my hands and knees with a scrub brush and scrubbed the grout in the bathrooms. Don't get me wrong I keep a clean house but you could probably eat off the floor right now.

I have moved things around to make the house feel as large as I can.

I know the odds of us getting an offer from the open house are fairly slim but I can dream right? If we were to get an offer today we could be in GA in less then 30 days.

We have priced out the u haul only thing I haven't yet done is had a realtor go into the house we want and take pics and video but I have had two separate friends go to the property and look around best they can and also go info and history on the home from the people next door.

So ladies and gentlemen if u feel so inclined maybe a little smojo that we will get an offer today and all goes well.

We are so ready to get to GA and hopefully have some better luck. And I'm missing my friends down there something bad. I have no friends here and it's really touched me that people I haven't seen and only spoken to occasionally in the past 5 years are so willing to help us with this move from looking at the house to having 3 people offer to help us unload the u haul when we get down.

I miss that feeling. The kid next door is graduating Hs. Today and I kind of hope the family cook out next door will give this house more of a homey and community type feeling. The family is super nice too so I know they will say hello to people looking at the house ect.

Just need to finish dishes from last night and take out all the garbage. We also have an air freshener to put on the filter for the central air so the entire house will have an amazing smell to it. Oh also hang a heat wave here so I know waking into a home with good central air is gonna be a huge plus.

crayon in the dryer....HELP!

Rin — Fri, 31 May 2013 00:26:35 -0600

ACK! i put clothes in the dryer with a blue crayon.....now what? any suggestions to get the crayon out of the clothes?

My House, My Rules

BellaBefana — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:22:06 -0600

We all talk about this and we all (at least try) enforce it, but do we really? We have a lot of expectant moms right now, and there's been a lot of breastfeeding, et al questions and to this day, dd is now 4.5, I've been pissed at myself for not adhering to my one house rule: MY HOUSE, MY RULES!

When I was pregnant, my mother remarried. But let's back up a few months. My soon-to-be-step-sister's youngest is about 18 months older than dd, and the first time I met him, he was about 9 months old. We all went to Disneyland. Anyway, my nephew got hungry, as babies are prone to do, and was being nursed on demand and my sister commented about how uncomfortable nursing made her father, but given where we were, it was kind of too bad. So she got him into a Moby wrap (at the time I thought this was about the best baby invention I'd seen in a long time) and proceeded to walk around Disneyland with him nursing.

So, o.k., didn't think much about it, I knew I was going to breast feed, and while I wasn't planning to just whip out my boob whenever my baby whimpered, it really never occurred to me that anyone would have issues, so long as I was discreet, which I was, always, and especially if other people were around. Nobody needs to see my boobs.

BOY, was I wrong. dd was born 3 weeks before Thanksgiving, so needless to say I wasn't going anywhere with a 3 week old preemie, so by then my mother had gotten married and he and his oldest g'daughter (not even gonna deal with that here) came out to us...mom had been staying with me since I'd been put on bed rest.

I really hadn't been concerned about when/where I nursed dd, but my mom "informed" me that I would "have" to go in the bedroom to feed my baby when her husband came. Since dd was preemie, she nursed A LOT, and I do mean a lot...and of course right around our dinner time and until about 7 p.m., she did the every 5 minute feed. I felt like a god-damned Johnny Jump Up, just about the time I'd walk back into the living room, she'd want to nurse again.

After that week from hell, I decided that I would never again break my one rule, and I encourage any of you expectant moms to do the same: if you are in your own home and someone comes to see you, warn them ahead of time, if the baby wants to eat, you're gonna feed and if they feel uncomfortable, they can take a walk around the block!

Sorry, this ended up being a whole lot longer than I planned...

Anybody else have any pearls of wisdom to impart on our new and soon to be moms?

Swimming Pool/Tenant Question

KittenButterFluff — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:10:27 -0600

Hi all, just looking for some advice right now because I honestly don't know how to handle this issue...

My house has an apartment that I rent out to a mom and her two kids. They have lived here for about 3 years (we bought the house last year and it came with the tenants). We have an in ground pool but it hasn't been opened in about 3 years. We were going to fill it in but were told that the value of our house would drop significantly if we did.

So we're trying to get it up and running again and it's looking like it's going to cost at least $3,000 just to open it because a lot of the parts are not working. I know it will be costly to run it too and I'm paying for everything 100% by myself. Even DF isn't helping to pay bc he says he wants nothing to do with the pool.

So I really just don't know what kind of guidelines I should set up regarding tenant use of the pool. Adult supervision at all times is a given but what else? It's a huge liability on my part to even let them use it but I'm not going to be the huge bitch and say they can't. I'm worried though about stuff being broken because I know that I would end up having to pay to fix it. I'm also kind of worried about the family taking over the pool.....I know I'm being selfish but I feel like it's my house and I'm paying to maintain it so I want my boys and I to be able to use it when we want.

If I come off sounding like a bitch, I'm sorry...just really don't know what do about this, like I said!

Thanks for reading :)

Happy, happy!

MadHatterMum — Fri, 31 May 2013 09:57:27 -0600

Dh is coming home today and is starting work in our home area next week!!! He actually gets to be home during the work week for at least June and maybe part of July!! I'm so excited and happy!

Laptops - The Google ChromeBook

Love — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:19:25 -0600

A conversation veered off into specifics regarding this system:

@Gingersnap May 29 said:

I'd get a Chromebook and install Ubuntu on it with Crouton. I bought a Chromebook and sent it back because I didn't know WTF I was doing.

http://www.howtogeek.com/162120/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-your-chromebook-with-crouton/

You can use the regular Chrome interface for all your online needs, and some offline, or you can use the Ubuntu interface for your offline needs. Get some portable data storage, and you'll be all set.

The Chromebook is inexpensive, light, slim with a long battery life. Also, no spinning hard drive. The screen is small, but I didn't find the keyboard cramped at all.

I recommend the Samsung Chromebook. List price $250. Ubuntu OS and most software is free.

edit: I guess it depends what you do with your laptop. What do you want to do with your laptop? If you're into offline gaming, do not get a Chromebook. Video editing is out. I don't know about sound editing, but photo editing would be fine.

Well he finally left, and I am only upset because...

ChristyJ — Mon, 27 May 2013 20:09:25 -0600

He took a Lego thing and because I bought it, even though his son would have loved it, he tore it up and threw it in a full trash can in front of DS6.

Fucker wasn't going to be let back in once he left anyway, but now he locked that fucking door tight.

MAJORLY need help/tips

TParisxx — Wed, 29 May 2013 03:48:21 -0600

Since being pregnant I've been staying at my mothers with my daughter. The carpet in my mothers living room is wool and my daughter has royally fucked its shit up, it is disgusting. So I was wondering if any of you genius ladies have any idea what I can clean it with to make it look nice and fresh

Just had to share this!

toadinthehole — Tue, 28 May 2013 06:30:01 -0600

Not sure if this will work but i had to share my lil man in his door bouncer, so funny!

http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid1168.photobucket.com/albums/r486/lindsaysims/video-2013-05-28-13-18-14.mp4

Really effing PISSED

OxiMOM — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:42:51 -0600

So I'm trying to pack up the house of stuff we don't use daily so moving is easier. Anyway I'm in the basement trying to sort shit and 99% of the shit is stuff of my moms she bought when her mind started to go. Just crap and crap in bulk 10lbs of sand paper 10-15 boxes of nails at least 5 tape measures. Curtains new in box clothing of hers papers of hers practically her whole effing house is in my basement. Plus crap of my brothers I have been asking them to take.

Anyway I called them each and asked them to wire us 25 each to buy contractor bags so I can throw out all the crap that is useless. Neither one will they say its my problem and that their will be hell if I throw out anything important.

No contractor bags are not expensive but with DH not working we can't spend money (he has 2interveows this week had one last week we are waiting to hear from) but till we have income our money can ONLY be used for stuff we cannot live without food/bills.

I'm fucking sick of being the only one dealing with my moms disease and aftermath of it as well.

Neither of them have had the balls yet to try and call me a bad daughter for moving away but their will be he'll when they do.

Fuck my fucking pos selfish asshole brothers

Starting over.

OxiMOM — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:03:17 -0600

DH. Lost his job again it's a long story so I don't wanna get into it but it wasn't his fault.

Anyway we seem to be in a cycle here get a job things go okay we start to do well then he loses the job. There are lots of ware houses here but so many people looking for work they only hire part time or hire full time then lay you off after 3 months. We're never able to get in a good place. And it's not just us everyone around here is getting the same raw deal.

So were moving down to GA. I spoke with my old boss at the animal shelter yesterday and she jumped at hiring me back if we moved down. ( before we move I'm going to get it in writing but I was just putting out feelers yesterday.) it's an okay job it won't make us rich but it has benifits and it's a job I loved and did very well at.

I have been checking out home prices down there for months now just dreaming and I can get a bigger nice house in a good area for very very cheap. I also have a friend who is animal control and knows the area like the back of her hand and is helping me with what area is good and what areas are not good.

In addition there is a really good tech school in the area so while I'm working DH can go back to school with pell grants and some of what we make on selling the house. That will help ensure him getting a good paying stable job when he is done.

After he is done I will probably go back myself.

Cost of living down there is more affordable, the weather is nicer, I have family 4 hours away in FL as well. If we stay here it just seems we are going to be stuck in the same cycle.

I know it's not going to be easy but it just seems like we have a future down south.

I feel bad leaving my mom but I have kids now and I want to provide for them nor scrape by month to month and have no options to better ourselves.

So hopefully our house will sell fairly quickly and we can move on. In the mean time DH is doing some landscaping and work on the companies trucks as well as applying all over to support us till we can leave.

My bed, my beautiful bed!

WinginIt — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:41 -0600

DD2 threw up on my bed. I'm smart enough to take the sheets off to wash, but what should I do on my mattress? I put baking soda on it for now because it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Up for grabs!

Serendipity — Sat, 25 May 2013 19:31:08 -0600

Just cleaned out the basement and found tons of baby stuff that I no longer need. Here's what I've got. If you want/need it, let me know and we can work out the details of shipping etc.

Remote control baby mirror for when they are facing backwards
TONS of clothes- haven't got through them yet. Boys sizes 3 mos to 24 mos.
Some bottles
Play gym
Infant bathtub
Infant to toddler rocker

My goal is to get this out of my house!

Don't know what to do anymore....

SammiR — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:43 -0600

Well if u read my post before this one then u know that I might be pregnant (waiting on blood work) and that my bf isn't helping me around the house and I feel very unappritiated. Well now that we r all up to speed. For the past 3 nights I have been dreading to come home!!!! Mostly bc after the first half an hour home it's down hill from there. My bf and I argue so much. I'm a screamer so I can't just calmly talk to someone when they have pissed me off!!!!! Like he does. And tonight he said well u won't be saying oh well when ur all alone. If someone is gonna threaten me with that type of bs then BBBYYYYYEEEE!!!!!! It's been not even 2 years and we r fighting the worst ever. Idk what to do. He is a wonderful father to our 1 yr old but it's not good that we argue infront of her every day. I've been thinking about counseling for me bc I know he would never go but I hate this. We go to bed so mad at each other. Wake up decent, come home and hate each other all over again.

Single Parents

LilypadMom — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:13 -0600

I was just curious to know how many of us single mommies (& daddies) frequent this site, so I thought I'd start a thread where we can share our stories and current situations. I also thought it may help the parents that are not single, but perhaps things are getting bad enough that they may be going that route and are terrified to raise the kid(s) alone. From me to those folks - it's absolutely not the end of the world, and in many situations it's a godsend! But of course for those who are single and hating it, please share your point of view too.

Some discussion points just to get us going:

How long have you been single?

Do you have custody or a visitation arrangement with your ex, whether between you or through the court and if so, what is it?

What was your situation prior to that - married/in a relationship/one night stand/adopted or AI knowing you'd be a single parent, etc?

What led to the split, was it one party's decision or mutual?

How are your kids doing with the arrangement, and how did they handle the separation (if they were old enough to be affected)?

What did you and your ex to do to make it easier for the kids?

How did you handle the split of finances if, for example, your ex was the primary breadwinner? Was it a financial hardship for you to separate?

Is either parent responsible for paying child support, decided either between you or through the courts, and are the payments punctual?

How long before you started dating again, if you have yet, and how did your kids react?

If dating, is it with another single parent, and are you able to relate to each other easier than you would have been able to dating a single person without kids?

Anything on the horizon, however tentative, to shed your single parent status?

Last but not least, do you find making the difficult choice to be a single parent was worth it? Any regrets?

Sorry if there is a similar thread to this, I'm still fairly new but haven't seen one since I've been on here and there are lots of other new members now too. Anyone please feel free to add more questions or points, and of course single daddies can absolutely jump in too!

Wtf do I do now?

Bettybo — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:30:38 -0600

So as some of you may know I'm now 36 weeks pregnant. As almost all of you will know that makes some tasks at home nigh on impossible to do for myself.
First of all let me say that we live at the top of a 200yr old building which also houses the pub that my bf runs for a living. The only way down from this lofty fortress is three flights of stairs inside the building, or a three flight metal fire escape at the back, which has the bins at the bottom of it.
Every day i clean the house and empty the bins and leave them by the fire door to be taken down. Its usually wet and quite dangerous so i hate taking them down myself and always ask bf to do it.
He forgets. For days at a time, every time. In the past we have argued and argued about how i need him to help me, and he says I'm being unfair because i want everything doing the second i ask him and he works hard to give us what we have.
I say i wouldn't want him to do it immediately if i was ever sure he would do it at all. He gets pissed off that i ask him to help and then when i end up doing it myself and pointing it out, he says I'm being unfair because he 'just forgot'. This morning the kitchen stank to high heaven of rotting fish because for the fourth day running he left four binbags by the door and forgot them. So risking my neck i dragged them down three wet metal flights of steps myself.
Suitably exhausted i put the washing machine on just as he arrived home. He brought food and asked was i hungry, i half jokingly said i worked up an appetite moving the rubbish, but so sick am i of having this argument that i kept my good mood and ate. The whole time he is mooding around the house and asking me whats wrong and why am i sulking - I'm like dude I'm fine Whats your problem?
On top of this he's in a mood because the pants he wanted to wear are wet because - shock horror, he put them in a washing basket and i washed them.

Basically I'm pissed off that he doesn't care that i have to take risks with our baby because he will not help me. I know he doesn't deliberately forget but i don't understand why this happens all the time and he still makes no more effort than before. Even after i've fallen on the fire escape.

I'm so sick of begging for help and being made to feel like an asshole for it, its not like i ask for much. I'm dreading having this baby and having to do it all alone.

We love each other so much and when We have good days he always promises that he will do anything to look after me and our baby. So why the hell doesn't he just do it?!

If you have no advice thats ok i just needed to vent and there's no way I'm having this argument with him for the millionth time - its so draining and nothing changes anyway.

HomeMade Bubbles Are FANTASTIC!

Love — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:07:32 -0600

I bought bubbles for Spawn. They weren't worth a crap, so I Googled homemade bubble recipes, and made him some. THESE bubbles are awesome! And hard to pop. The kids are in the living room blowing bubbles, and I swear, the bubbles are hitting the rug, *bouncing*, and rolling like a BALL, before Spawn jumps on them!

1 cup water,
2 Tablespoons Karo syrup
4 Tablespoons dish soap
2 Tablespoons glycerin

Heat, stir, cool, BLOW
And the longer it sits, the better bubbles it makes!

Every human being should watch this TED talk.

Chocoholic — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:20:59 -0600

I showed my students this, all of them (and they cross pretty much every socioeconomic status and racial category, as well as many others), and every single one of them was completely moved by it.

It started a little slower, but stick through it....it will be powerful.

"Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher professor at the University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work, where she has spent the past ten years studying a concept that she calls Wholeheartedness, posing the questions: How do we engage in our lives from a place of authenticity and worthiness? How do we cultivate the courage, compassion, and connection that we need to embrace our imperfections and to recognize that we are enough -- that we are worthy of love, belonging and joy?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Qm9cGRub0

the parenting twilight zone

missmama5 — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:41:57 -0600

I have a 3 month old &3 year old in my sole care, and I just took a full shower. I shaved my lady parts and BOTH OF MY LEGS. I actually went and checked to make sure they were both alive. One is watching TV, one is snoozing in her crib.
What the fuck. That's too good. am I going to die today? Is this the calm before the storm? But more importantly, do I still have time to eat as well?

Ever have a moment where you're like "wow....this is pretty awesome!" with your kids/life that's something so simple but amazing at the same time?