Since the beginning of this online lifestyle experiment of mine (The-Fab-Mom) I’ve made it a point to try to not complain when the goin’ gets a little rough in the realm of day-to-day motherhood. I’ll admit to having a freakishly-high level of tolerance when it comes to feeling tired or just plain moody… but when…
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Paranoid Parenting: Stop freaking out, moms!
This morning, my two year old LilMiss accidentally took a quick swig of milk from her sippy that was chillin’ on our couch from the night before. (Yes, it’s presence slipped past me and I accidentally forgot to throw it in my dishwasher last night.) I saw her walking around with the cup after breakfast,…
Fighting toddlers for strawberries.
Fight. Kids do it. Parents do it. Moms do it. Every day, we fight for our needs, our wants, to be heard. Lately I feel like I’ve been fighting and fighting and fighting (ridiculous reasons for recent frustration here). Include this in the ‘fail’ portion of this Fab-Mom program. Let’s start from this tale’s beginning: Recently…
FILOSOPHY: Stupid is not a bad word.
WARNING: This post can be considered a rant. On some roundabout level, I hope it inspires you to ignore and eradicate stupidity from your life, even if said stupidity is caused by outside forces. When you’re raising toddlers, stupid is a ‘bad’ word. Lately I’ve started to rethink this. Just the other day, I caught my…
Parenting: Piecing together the princess problem.
Parenting. It can be a real piece of work these days. Don’t do this, don’t watch that, princesses are ‘evil.’ For some reason, this lifelong fan of Snow White found myself turning against princesses once I became a mom. Peer pressure? When LadyP busted into our lives, people would sweetly comment, “Oh what a little princess!”…
Parenting: Are strong girls really a good thing?
To say that I come from a family of strong women is an understatement. As a child, I remember my own mom ranting about how liberated she felt when she turned 40 (while igniting fearless confrontations of standing up for values she believed in). Both of my grandmothers are strong-willed with the things they say and…
The trouble with pageants…
In the middle of my older toddler finally figuring out how to spit in the sink (yeah!) I was recently a panelist for HuffPostLive again in light of Miss Utah USA’s most recent evening-gown guffaw that’s gotten everyone talking about whether pageants are still relevant. Feel free to watch the whole chat and see what I…
