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Busted Stuff
Alex’s eardrum ruptured! Tear my heart (and hair) out, please. Nine traumatic visits to the doctor, three rounds of stomach-shaking oral antibiotics, and three shots in the legs that left tell-tale bruises in the span of one month did absolutely … Continue reading
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Afternoon Delight
Do you ever feel like you’ve lost yourself in the Mommy Hood? I literally do nothing for myself from morning until night…And then I get up with my resident rooster and start all over again. Day after day after day. … Continue reading
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Chocolate Kisses
Pediatricians always supply lollipops to hysterical kids on their way out the door, but what about Mommies? I know parting martinis are completely out of the question, but chocolate would work. Yes, some Hershey Kisses would help heal a Mommy’s … Continue reading
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Sucker!
Am I the only Mommy who is a complete and total sucker for her kids? Let’s recap the past 48-hours. Last night, I was bamboozled into hosting a “night-before-the-biggest-day-of-my-teenage-life” sleepover complete with a nervous gigglefest, last-minute wardrobe consult, new episode … Continue reading
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Back to School Shopping Spree
How am I supposed to drag my teenager out of the mall when shopping bags look like this? Dayuuuuummm! Ashley is starting High School on Tuesday (hormones galore/I feel ancient), and the heat is on. I am not just referring … Continue reading
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Little Earthquakes
I missed the earthquake that shook Boston yesterday because I was giving Alex a diaper change at the time. My knees were shaking so much during the swap that I simply didn’t notice the Earth trembling under my feet. Seriously. … Continue reading
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Injured Mommies Unite!
Mommyhood takes its toll on your body, doesn’t it? Right now, I am sporting bruises on both of my knees that make me look like a professional call girl. It’s hot. Really, really hot. Never in my wildest pregnancy dreams (which, … Continue reading
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Bad Luck–In Fours?
This week, my life deteriorated into a bad episode of The Jerry Springer Show. Ugly things keep rearing their heads behind the black curtain. Surprise! I left you with Alex’s poison scare. That’s enough excitement for a 24-hour period, don’t … Continue reading
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Mommy Downer
Am I the only Mommy who knows she’s a total buzzkill? Hide-and-seek under the new curtains? We don’t do that, Alex. Bust a move in the bathtub? We don’t do that, Alex. Yank the tail of the unsuspecting family cat with … Continue reading
Mommy-and-Me Happy Hour?
“Do you ever get a break?” asked a fellow Mommy at Alex’s Gymboree class today, looking at me with sympathetic eyes as my son, once again, escaped my grasp and made a mad dash for a red ball across the … Continue reading
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