Things Geeklet will say, even though she won't say Mommy, Momma, or anything sounding like it: doggie ("doggah" kitty ("kee'ee") the dog's name Nana Daddy ("dada") Uh-Oh Thank You ("tankoooooo") Bottle ("baba") And hundreds of gibberish words that clearly mean something to her. Still, none of them are Mama. I mean COME ON. Dada? Baba? Nana? I can't get even ONE LITTLE "MAMA" out ...
My guest poster today is Lauren Hale, a mother of three who sleeps in until 630a every day, Lauren survives her days on nothing more than Starbucks and sheer grit. She's sassy, outspoken, and hardly ever takes no for an answer. Unfortunately, her kiddos are just like her and choose to exercise these qualities as ...
"Yes, you can eat under the table as long as you are quiet." "Yes, those are Mommy's boobies. No, you can't touch them." "Don't smother your sister!" "No! We do NOT eat POOP!" "That's called your vagina." "My 'agina?" [stifled horrified laughter - good lord that sounds wrong coming from her] "No, Mommy was wrong. Those are your lady parts." "Get that plug ...
Today, I've decided to live-blog my day. Because I'm out of ideas for blog posts right now, and I haven't posted for a week, and my poor bloggy blog feels neglected, and I feel like I need to write something, or I'll just scream. No, I don't expect you to read this. It's mega-long. 6:00am: Alarm ...
Firm but gentle is our parenting motto. That's not to say we always achieve it. I'd say that right now, we're seeing a 60-40 split - 60% of ...
Terrible Threes. Don't answer the door. It might be me, and I might be handing you an adorable little blonde girl with beautiful blue eyes. She will look so sweet, you will take her into your home. Then she will ask for a cookie before dinner and you, being the sensible parent that you are, will ...
