My son and I recently had our first big “fight.” I’m talking about the ugly, make-each-other-cry, immature-high-school-relationship kind of fight—the one that begins (explodes) as soon as you close the car doors after leaving the public setting where you were this close to unleashing your inner psycho in front of everyone. “You don’t even know […]
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Mommy Amnesia
Having a child is like having a major concussion. It’s been 2,125 days since I first learned the news. And while those visions of plus signs and parallel lines from roughly three dozen home pregnancy tests are still vividly embedded in my brain, don’t bother asking me to recall anything prior. Thanks to Cade, my […]
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Teens ‘R’ Us
I recently had the opportunity for some Q&A time with Holly M—a local mama of two (now 15 and 16) who definitely seems to love and appreciate the role. And while she had originally wanted three kids, Holly realized one day in a parking lot that three would mean letting go of somebody’s hand, and […]
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Eat It!
As a kid, I consumed enough macaroni and cheese to nourish a Third World country. I loved it so much, I’d scarf down my Brussels sprouts and Spam just to get an extra scoop. Now that’s dedication, considering Spam is actually precooked human meat (thanks, Dad). My four-year-old son also prefers the cheesy noodles, and […]
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I’m not what you’d call a PTA mom
Most of my friends are nonparents, I don’t really fit in with the “mom groups,” and those stick-figure-family car decals drive me nuts. That said, I still appreciate the mom-to-mom connection. And sometimes a mom just needs to hear that she’s not the only one who has cried during Bambi, or let two weeks go […]
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Saying “no” to “no”
The other night, my son asked me if he could ride his bike around in the rain. I followed up my “No” response with a typical list of justification: “It’s past your bedtime. And it’s too dark out. And it’s wet; you might slip and fall and bust your head open. And I have things […]
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Let’s face it: Your child isn’t growing up too fast
I hear parents talk all the time about wanting to keep their babies “babies forever.” I mean, I’m all for treasuring each moment, and the whole embryo-to-crawling phase was great and all, but you won’t hear me longing for the infant days. Honestly, who really misses those first few years of running on empty, changing […]