Parent Stuff
10 Reasons My Body Image Is Better After Having Kids
As I prepare to don a bikini for the first time this season, I’m thinking a lot about body image. I’m thinking a lot about how mine is actually better since having kids. Ain’t nobody got time to stress about a little cellulite or the size of their ass after they have kids. But it isn’t just that I…
05/14
2013
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Preparing for a Vacation Without the Kids
One day to Grown-Up Vacation and counting!
My dad and stepmother will be staying at our house with the kids and pets while RealDad and I away. There is a ton of prep that goes into preparing for a vacation without the kids. It’s work getting everything set for the grandparents so they can take over our daily routine in…
05/09
2013
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How Many Days of Torture Would You Make Your Baby Endure?
So RealBoy has his third ISR lesson last night. It was only slightly better than his second lesson, which was actually worse than his first. The problem is undoubtedly that the instructor is a stranger; he LOVES the water otherwise. He now starts to cry as soon as he sees the pool, and he doesn’t really let up…
05/06
2013
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What’s Your Greatest Accomplishment As A Parent?
I think that moms and dads spend too much time worrying about what they’re not accomplishing as parents and not enough time high-fiving themselves for what they have accomplished. So, right now, as of this moment, what do you consider your greatest accomplishment as a parent? Really, take a second to consider this and give yourself some credit for…
05/02
2013
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RealMomofNJ’s Top 5 (OK, 6) Mother’s Day Gifts
All of a sudden, everything on Pinterest is about Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day gifts, crafts, ideas, brags, etc. So, uh, yeah. Mother’s Day is coming.
RealDad is a last-minute shopper, so I try to throw him ideas for presents or nice gestures whenever possible to avoid the frenzied holiday rush. He may not mind hastily selecting a gift for me or paying…
04/09
2013
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Are You Censoring Your Kid’s Music? I Am Now…
I had a major realization recently: I pay a lot of attention to the TV shows and movies my kids watch to monitor the impressions they’ll get and things they’ll learn, but I pay ZERO attention to the music I play around them. Is this you, too?
The realization followed my seeing this on Pinterest:
04/03
2013
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Don’t Just Be Positive, Be Constructive
There was an article on Babble the other day entitled Using Positive Statements to Help Toddlers Obey. The gist of it was that you should use (you guessed it) “positive” statements to instruct your toddler instead of “negative” statements. Eg, say “Stay in your seat,” instead of “Don’t stand up,” or, “Put your hands at your sides,” instead of,…
05/15
2013
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