We haven’t done Mommy Wars in a couple of years I think. Here’s a topic that has me in a snit. One thing I said I’d never do as a parent was the birthday party treat bag. As a kid I remember my mom putting on birthday parties where we played pin the tail on […]
Mommy Wars
Mommy Wars: Teach your baby to read
I was watching TV the other day and I saw an ad for something that made me want to yell at the box. ?It was for a “system” that teaches your baby how to “read.” ?They showed 1-3 year olds reading words off of flash cards clearly. ?So what’s wrong with that? ONLY EVERYTHING! As […]
Mommy Wars: More White Elephants
You know me. ?I’m a big children’s welfare advocate. ?So why do I choose now to keep my mouth shut about something that is so near and dear to my heart? ?While the whole of the world is up in arms about the Tory Ann Hansen (links to the google search for her name rather […]
Mommy Wars: are you serious?
It all started a year ago when I was enjoying my breakfast.? Behind me on the TV there was a commercial playing.? I guy on the screen walking around a grocery buck naked talking about the benefits of sugar.? Really?? We are to the point where we are freely advertising something that is making us […]
Mommy Wars: The Birthday Party
I have nothing of thrilling value to contribute today. No photos (bad mommy) and nothing of particular interest. I could tell you about how I dug up 10 primroses and moved them from one side of my sidewalk to the other. Wow! Isn’t that fast breaking news. I’m boring even myself.Ok, how about… the boy’s […]
Mommy Wars: Rent-a-Uterus
Since I’m on an intelligence kick I thought I’d give you a little more food for thought. So braincells get ready! Hold hands and form a line, Elle watched Ophra yesterday. I’m not the Ophra* watchin’ kinda gal on most days. In fact, outside of a daily addiction to one particular Soap Opera I don’t […]
Did the feminists make us fat?
For the record, those are my brother’s sunglasses.? I would never own a pair of sunglasses that horrid.? You can’t see them, but my own sunglasses are on my head.? And no, they aren’t cheapy aviators. As only Suzanne can do she sucked me into reading one of the best books since Freakonomics.? The book […]
Mommy Wars: Team Parenting
We had another screaming fit this morning before breakfast. At least it happened before breakfast and not during. We can usually diffuse the situation and eventually get the boy to eat if he does it before the meal. Today’s fit was sparked by the trusty husband asking the boy if he wanted some Os. The […]
Mommy Wars: PI vs. 2
Post-institutionalized (PI) Definition according to some random online dictionary: Post – prefix meaning formerly institutionalize – to place or confine in an institution, esp. one for the care of mental illness, alcoholism, etc. Two Years Old (2) Definition according to many mothers worldwide: a debilitating illness causing symptoms such as mine, gimme, and no. Symptoms […]
Mommy Wars: ‘Fraidy Cat
Thanks for all the compliments on the garden. The front is a mish-mash of plants I’ve collected and never really had a design. The back yard is a totally different story though. But our back yard is small and manageable. I just need a hammock back there and I’d never leave it. Well that and […]