05/07
2013
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ISR Has Begun!
Remember when I mentioned we signed RealBoy up for baby swimming classes with Infant Swimming Resource? He had had his first ISR lesson yesterday! Here is how it went:
Yeah. This is how poor RealBoy was for the duration of his 10-minute session (all sessions are 10 minutes, it wasn’t cut short…
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…
05/01
2013
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Kid-Approved Adult Music
Last year at about this time, RealGirl was on a Hakuna Matata kick. We listened to that effing song every time we got in the car, and generally repeated it until we reached our destination. You would think that I would’ve been a lot more worry-free for someone listening to Hakuna Matata 39 times a day, but it was…
04/30
2013
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Normal Then, Luxury Now
Yesterday morning I was up ass early because the fucking cat was meowing outside my door for no reason at 530am. So, I decided to make good use of the time and actually take a shower before work. Because the kids wouldn’t be up until at least 7am, I was able to enjoy my shower instead of rush though…
04/24
2013
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10 Discipline Don’ts
Saw this list of Discipline Don’ts the other day on Parents.com. These are all rules that I follow, so I wanted to share them with everyone. 
Seriously, I loved the list. Buuuuttttt, I thought it could use a RealMomofNJ twist. So here are the 10 don’ts again, but…
04/23
2013
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Experiences Worth Having Might Be Uncomfortable
RealDad is going to Africa. Alone.
This trip is for fun, and the opportunity to go is due to his part in a fund-raising effort for the CrossFit initiative, Hope for Kenya. RealDad played a significant roll in his box’s (box = gym, if you don’t speak CrossFit) raising of more than the $14K they needed to help a village…
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