This article has been circulating the interwebs lately https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/03/09/parents-stop-overvaluing-your-kid-you-may-create-a-future-narcissist-study-says/. It’s about a research study that aims to link narcissism to parental praise. I get it – no one wants their kid to be an as*hole. And a lot of…
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Let’s talk about our country’s decency standards for a minute. Kim Kardashian’s glorious and extremely bare rear end has been plastered all over my news feed, every social media outlet and pretty much every website. Somehow this is ok,…
There has been a lot of talk in the social media world bashing irresponsible parents that don’t vaccinate their kids – which is a separate and massive debate in and of itself…one in which I’m not entirely sure which…
Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought I would blog about all the action I’ve been getting lately… There was a time when I wouldn’t get the mail, walk the dog, or eat breakfast without a bra on. I was…
Last Thursday we went to the emergency room with Avery for the first and hopefully last time. He had been sick with the flu the week before and was getting better day by day. I was going stir crazy…
Last night I sat on the couch at exactly 7:11 pm (11 minutes after laying Avery down in the elusive drowsy yet awake state) confused. First of all, I should clarify that my mommy and me instructor is somewhat…
Whoever came up with the saying “sleeping like a baby” CLEARLY never ever had one. I mean for real – who wants to wake up every 20 minutes screaming unless a boob is shoved in your mouth (ok, maybe…
Last week I turned 31 years old. In an ill-conceived attempt to celebrate in style with a newborn, I learned some very important lessons in how NOT to plan a luxurious day out. Realizing that a rowdy night on the…
Dear Baby, Your lease is up. Please note that you have exactly three days to vacate or I will be forced to take more drastic actions to remove you from the premises. I will say you have been a…
I told my husband at 3 am. I took the test by myself and after getting a positive result…I obviously went to the store and bought another set of tests, took them home, and took them both as well…you…